Ezekiel 1:3
The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
Biblical meaning of the name Ezekiel
Meaning
“God strengthens”
From the Hebrew Yehezqe’l (יְחֶזְקֵאל): hazaq (to be strong, to strengthen) and El (God) — “God strengthens”, “God will strengthen”.
In the original:יְחֶזְקֵאל Yᵉchezqêʼl · Strong H3168
Who was Ezekiel in the Bible?
Ezekiel was a priest taken to Babylon in the exile. There, by the river Chebar, he saw visions of the glory of God and prophesied to the captive people. The vision of the valley of dry bones coming back to life is his.
Where the name appears
Ezekiel 24:24
Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
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