ezekiel

Ezekiel
    n 1: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to
         Babylon in 587 BC [syn: {Ezekiel}, {Ezechiel}]
    2: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the
       downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent
       restoration [syn: {Ezekiel}, {Ezechiel}, {Book of 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.
    

Ezekiel, the strength of God