an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
A major prophet of the sixth century b c e , exiled to Babylon, who was distinguished by his strange visions and priestly concerns The name means "God strengthens "
A priest taken to Babylonia, he became a prophet to the community of Judean refugees living there in the sixth century B C E ; also, the prophetic book associated with this prophet See Chapter 12
Jewish prophet during the Babylonian captivity, wrote the book of Ezekiel Taken into captivity around 597 B C by Nebuchadnezzar Babylon took the southern kingdom of Israel in three moves, first in 605 B C , then 597 B C , and finally destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B C