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Ezekiel

Also known as Ezekiel the Prophet, Ezekiel ben Buzy

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.

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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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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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Commons category: Ezekiel
date of birth: 0621-00-00
date of death: 0571-00-00
floruit: 0600-00-00
Stack Exchange tag: christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/ezekiel
name in native language: יְחֶזְקֵאל

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Contents

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

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.