Book of Ezekiel

A prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that presents visions, oracles, and symbolic actions attributed to Ezekiel during the Babylonian exile.

Ezekiel: A Hebrew prophet whose visions and oracles are presented in the Book of Ezekiel. The book attributes its messages and symbolic actions to this exiled prophet.
Divine chariot: A mobile throne vision in Ezekiel 1, formed from living creatures, wheels, and a radiant expanse. The opening vision depicts divine presence able to move beyond Jerusalem.
Fall of Jerusalem: The Babylonian conquest and destruction of Jerusalem in 587/586 BCE. The catastrophe becomes the turning point between Ezekiel’s warnings and restoration prophecies.
Shekhinah: A Jewish term for the immanent presence of God, especially as experienced among a community. Ezekiel’s departing and returning divine glory became a key scriptural image of presence.
Babylonian captivity: The deportation and displacement of Judeans to Babylonia, especially after Jerusalem’s fall in 587/586 BCE. The exile supplies the historical setting for Ezekiel’s ministry and audience.
Ezekiel 37: A chapter in Ezekiel featuring the valley of dry bones and a promise of national restoration. Its vivid vision turns the book’s restoration message into an image of renewed life.
Jehoiachin: A king of Judah deported to Babylonia after Jerusalem surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar II in 597 BCE. Ezekiel dates his visions by the exile of this king.
Resurrection of the dead: The belief that the dead will be restored to life by divine power. The dry-bones vision has been read as an image of resurrection as well as national renewal.
Hebrew Bible: The collection of Jewish scriptures, known in Judaism as the Tanakh. Ezekiel belongs to its prophetic writings.
Ezekiel 40–48: The closing chapters of Ezekiel, describing a visionary temple, land, and restored community. The book ends by imagining worship and communal life reordered after exile.

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