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8 things you need to know about Ezekiel.

1. Ezekiel was the son of Buzi, a Zadokite priest. 2. He lived with the Jewish exiles in Babylon after the taking of Judah and Jerusalem by Babylon, around 580-600. 3. Ezekiel’s name means “God will strengthen”. 4. Ezekiel proclaimed the Words of God to the Israelites and like Jeremiah he was a priest and [...]

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Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones

Who was Ezekiel? The book of Ezekiel is one of the books of the Old Testament known as the Prophets. Ezekiel, (“God will strengthen”), was a prophet living with the Jewish exiles in Babylon after the taking of Judah and Jerusalem by Babylon, around 580-600 B.C. Ezekiel has visions of God appearing like a man, [...]

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