Ezekiel
Brainard, B. G.
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. Three thousand Judeans were taken captive to Tel Abib in Babylon. This included Ezekiel and his wife Ahav, who were given a house. Here the exiles met to receive the word of God from the prophet. While walking along the river Chebar the heavens opened and Ezekiel saw visions of the living creatures and glory of Yahweh. Instead of taking up official duties in the temple in Jerusalem, the 30-year-old Ezekiel beca...