Ezekiel

biographical name

Eze·kiel i-ˈzēk-yəl

Moses Jacob 1844–1917 American sculptor

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Ezekiel

noun

Eze·kiel i-ˈzē-kyəl

-kē-əl

: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture written by a Hebrew priest and prophet of the sixth century b.c. see bible

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