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Hebrew Bible · Ezekiel 8:3; 40:3

Carried by the hair; the man of brass

EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
ReferenceEzekiel 8:3; 40:3
Writtenc. 593–570 BCE
SetBabylonian exile
And the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem… there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed.

Translation: KJV

Read it literally

Ezekiel is transported hundreds of miles, then a metal-looking man surveys a future temple with measuring tools. An engineer.

What scholars say

Visionary journeys.

Looks like technology Taken up alive
People and places hereEzekielJerusalem

Quick answers about Ezekiel 8:3

Where is Ezekiel 8:3 found?

Ezekiel 8:3; 40:3 (Hebrew Bible). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

When was Ezekiel 8:3 written?

c. 593–570 BCE.

What do scholars say about Ezekiel 8:3?

Visionary journeys.

Sources

  1. King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with ApocryphaPrimary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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