Person Old Testament
Ezekiel
Ezekiel was a prophet during the Babylonian exile who authored the Book of Ezekiel and served as a sign to the people of Israel. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Ezekiel 1:3.
Why it matters. Prophet during Babylonian exile; author of the Book of Ezekiel.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ezekiel
Ezekiel was a priest and prophet who lived during the time of the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Buzi and was among the captives taken to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BC (Ezk.1.3). Ezekiel received visions and messages from God while in exile, which he recorded in the Book of Ezekiel. His prophecies included warnings of judgment against Israel and the surrounding nations, as well as messages of hope and restoration for God's people. Ezekiel's life and actions often served as symbolic signs to the people of Israel, such as his unusual behavior during his wife's death, which was meant to illustrate the coming destruction of Jerusalem (Ezk.24.24). His ministry spanned approximately 22 years, from the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity until at least the 27th year (Ezk.1.2; 29.17).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Buzi
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.