Ezekiel 1:2
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In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBabylon was the imperial center to which Judean exiles had been deported; Chaldea commonly denotes Babylonia and its ruling land. The Chebar was likely an irrigation canal in Babylonia near a settlement of exiles, where Ezekiel received his opening vision, showing God’s presence was not confined to Jerusalem.
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Ezekiel 1:2 mentions Babylon, Chaldea and Chebar.
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