The Definition of the word Ezekiel

Ezekiel

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 prophetic call came "to him "in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity" (B.C. 594)." "He had a house in the place of his exile, where he lost his" "wife, in the ninth year of his exile, by some sudden and" unforeseen stroke (Ezek. 8:1; 24:18). He held a prominent place "among the exiles, and was frequently consulted by the elders" (8:1; 11:25; 14:1; 20:1). His ministry extended over "twenty-three years (29:17), B.C. 595-573, during part of which" "he was contemporary with Daniel (14:14; 28:3) and Jeremiah, and" probably also with Obadiah. The time and manner of his death are unknown. His reputed tomb is pointed out in the neighbourhood of "Bagdad, at a place called Keffil."