Ezekiel
Sign in to savethumb|''Ezekiel's Vision (Raphael)|Ezekiel's Vision'' by [[Raphael, ]] Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel (; ; ), was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him.
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Ezekiel was an Israelite priest whose visions and acts were recorded in the Book of Ezekiel, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. His writings are significant because they contain prophetic visions that have influenced Jewish and Christian religious thought and interpretation.
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Key facts
- Saint.name
- Ezekiel
- Saint.image
- Ezekiel by Michelangelo, restored - large.jpg
- Saint.caption
- Depiction by Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel ceiling
- Saint.titles
- Prophet and Priest
- Saint.birth_date
- Possibly
- Saint.birth_place
- Jerusalem, Kingdom of Judah
- Saint.death_date
- After
- Saint.death_place
- Babylon, Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Saint.major_shrine
- Ezekiel's Tomb, Iraq
- Saint.issues
- Babylonian captivity
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16 sectionsContents
- Biblical account
- Chronology
- Extrabiblical accounts
- Jewish tradition
- Christian tradition
- Islamic tradition
- Bibliography
- Resting place
- Ezekiel's Tomb, Iraq
- Tomb at Ergani, Turkey
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|''Ezekiel's Vision (Raphael)|Ezekiel's Vision'' by [[Raphael, ]] Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel (; ; ), was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him.
The Abrahamic religions acknowledge Ezekiel as a prophet. According to the narrative, Ezekiel prophesied the destruction of Judah's capital city Jerusalem. In 587 BC, the Neo-Babylonian Empire conquered Jerusalem, destroyed Solomon's Temple, and sent the Judahite upper classes into the Babylonian captivity.