elders consulted him on all occasions. He is said to have been buried on the banks of the Euphrates.
The tomb, said to have been built by Jehoiachin, is shown, a few days journey from Bagdad. Ezekiel
was distinguished by his stern and inflexible energy of will and character and his devoted adherence
to the rites and ceremonies of his national religion. The depth of his matter and the marvellous
nature of his visions make him occasionally obscure. Prophecy of Ezekiel .—The book is divided
into two great parts, of which the destruction of Jerusalem is the turning-point. Chapters 1-24
contain predictions delivered before that event, and chs. 25-48 after it, as we see from ch. (Ezekiel
26:2) Again, chs. 1-32 are mainly occupied with correction, denunciation and reproof, while the
remainder deal chiefly in consolation and promise. A parenthetical section in the middle of the
book, chs. 25-32, contains a group of prophecies against seven foreign nations, the septenary
arrangement being apparently intentional. There are no direct quotations from Ezekiel in the New
Testament, but in the Apocalypse there are many parallels and obvious allusions to the later chapters
40-48.
Ezel
(departure), The stone, a well-known stone in the neighborhood of Saul’s residence, the scene
of the parting of David and Jonathan. (1 Samuel 20:19)
Ezem
(bone), one of the towns of Simeon. (1 Chronicles 4:29)
Ezer
(treasure).
•A son of Ephraim, who was slain by the aboriginal inhabitants of Gath while engaged in a foray
on their cattle. (1 Chronicles 7:21) (B.C. before 1491.)
•A priest who assisted in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. (Nehemiah
12:42) (B.C. 446.)
•Father of Hushah of the sons of Hur. (1 Chronicles 4:4)
•One of the Gadite chiefs who fought with David. (1 Chronicles 12:8,9) (B.C. 1054.)
•One who aided in repairing the wall at Jerusalem; a Levite. (Nehemiah 3:19)
Eziongaber, Or Eziongeber
(giant’s backbone), (Numbers 33:35; 2:8; 1 Kings 9:26; 22:48; 2 Chronicles 8:17) the last station
named for the encampment of the Israelites before they came to the wilderness of Zin. It probably
stood at Ain el-Ghudyan, about ten miles up what is now the dry bed of the Arabah, but which was
probably then the northern end of the gulf.
Eznite, The
According to the statement of (2 Samuel 23:8) Adino the Eznite was another name for
Jashobeam, a Tachmonite. (1 Chronicles 11:11) (Probably the words are a corruption for the Hebrew
“he lifted up his spear.”—Fausset.)
Ezra
(help), called Esdras in the Apocrypha, the famous scribe and priest. He was a learned and pious
priest residing at Babylon in the time of Artaxerxes Longimanus. The origin of his influence with
the king does not appear, but in the seventh year of his reign he obtained leave to go to Jerusalem,
and to take with him a company of Israelites. (B.C. 457.) The journey from Babylon to Jerusalem
took just four months; and the company brought with them a large freewill offering of gold and
silver, and silver vessels. It appears that Ezra’s great design was to effect a religious reformation
among the Palestine Jews. His first step was to enforce separation upon all who had married foreign
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