Buzi (Ezekiel's father)
The Prophet's Father
Buzi was a priest and the father of the prophet Ezekiel. He belonged to the priestly lineage and lived in Jerusalem before the Babylonian conquest. His name is mentioned only once in the Bible, in connection with the introduction of his famous son.
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Mentioned as Ezekiel's father
Buzi is named by name at the beginning of the book of Ezekiel, where the prophet is introduced as 'Ezekiel, the son of the priest Buzi'. This establishes Ezekiel's priestly heritage.
3the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Kebar River; and there the hand of the LORD was upon him.
הָיֹ֣ה הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל בֶּן־בּוּזִ֧י הַכֹּהֵ֛ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֛יו שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָֽה׃
Priestly lineage
As a priest, Buzi belonged to an honorable family responsible for temple service in Jerusalem. This background shaped his son Ezekiel's prophetic ministry with its strong focus on temple visions.
3the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Kebar River; and there the hand of the LORD was upon him.
הָיֹ֣ה הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל בֶּן־בּוּזִ֧י הַכֹּהֵ֛ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֛יו שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָֽה׃