Prophet living at the time of Exile and Return
Ezekiel
A priest, the son of Buzi, who was carried to Babylon with King Jehoiachin and received his call by the river Chebar in the fifth year of the captivity, when “the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God” (Ezekiel 1:1–3). God made him a watchman for Israel (Ezekiel 3:16–21; 33:7). He acted out his messages, warned of Jerusalem’s fall, and after the city fell, brought words of hope. The best known is the valley of dry bones: God asked him, “Son of man, can these bones live?” and showed him Israel brought back to life by his Spirit (Ezekiel 37:1–14). The book ends with a vision of a new temple (Ezekiel 40–48).
Family
- Father
- Buzi
- Wife
- A wife of Ezekiel