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Summary of The Book of Ezekiel

Ezekiel prophesied to the the Jewish captives in Babylon. The Babylonians had invaded Judah three times and each time they took prisoners back to Babylon. The first invasion was in 607 BC and Daniel was taken as a captive to Babylon. The second invasion was in 597 BC and Ezekiel was taken as a captive to Babylon, and in 586 BC Jerusalem was de...

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Greek Name of The Book of Ezekiel

Greek Name - Iezekiel (Greek form of the Hebrew)...

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Outline of The Book of Ezekiel

Quick Overview of Ezekiel. – –1-3 – – the call of Ezekiel as a prophet – –4-24 – – Ezekiel's prophecies against Jerusalem – – 25-32– –Ezekiel's prophecies against the nations– – 33-48 – – Ezekiel's prophecies of the future restoration of Israel....

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Author of The Book of Ezekiel

Author - Ezekiel (According to the Bible and Jewish Tradition)...

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History of The Book of Ezekiel

The prophet Ezekiel taken captive during the time when the Babylonians began their captivity of Judah during the time of the reign of king Jehoichin, which was about 11 years before Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem. Ezekiel was one of the Jewish captives who was brought to the land of Babylon and settled on the banks of the river Chebar. Whi...

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Author of The Book of Ezekiel

Author - Ezekiel (According to the Bible and Jewish Tradition)...

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Ezekiel in Wikipedia

According to religious texts, Ezekiel (Hebrew: יְחֶזְקֵאל‎, Y'khizqel, IPA: [jəħ.ezˈqel]), "God will strengthen" (from חזק, khazaq, [kħaˈzaq], literally "to fasten upon", figuratively "strong", and אל, el, [ʔel], literally "strength", figuratively "Almighty"), was a priest in the Bible who prophesied for 22 years sometime in the 6th century B...

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Book of Ezekiel in Wikipedia

The Book of Ezekiel is a book of the Hebrew Bible, and also recognized as divinely inspired (and therefore canonical) by most denominations of Christianity. The book derives its name from the prophet Ezekiel, a prophet from the sixth-century BC.[1] This book records Ezekiel's preaching. His name (Hb. Yekhezqe’l) means "God strengthens" or "May...

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Ezekiel in Easton's Bible Dictionary

God will strengthen. (1.) 1 Chr. 24:16, "Jehezekel." (2.) One of the great prophets, the son of Buzi the priest (Ezek. 1:3). He was one of the Jewish exiles who settled at Tel-Abib, on the banks of the Chebar, "in the land of the Chaldeans." He was probably carried away captive with Jehoiachin (1:2; 2 Kings 24:14-16) about B.C. 597. His p...

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Ezekiel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

"God will strengthen," Hebrew, Yehezqel. Son of Buzi (Ezekiel 1:3), a priest. Probably exercised the priestly office at Jerusalem before his departure in the captivity or transmigration (galut) of Jehoiachin, which took place 11 years before the city fell (2 Kings 24:15). His priestly character gave him much weight with his Hebrew fellow exil...

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