Ezekiel

passages: 3
fields: 2

Old Testament · passages in Ezekiel compared with current science.

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The sky is a solid, transparent crystal structure stretched above the Earth.

Ezekiel 1:22

What it means: The atmosphere is a mixture of gases — 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and trace amounts of argon, CO₂, and water vapor.

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The solid dome of the sky is positioned directly above a group of winged, multi-faced beings.

Ezekiel 10:1

What it means: Setting aside the winged beings for a moment: the 'firmament' was understood in ancient Near Eastern cosmology as a solid, hammered-out dome separating the wat…

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Dragons were real, river-dwelling creatures familiar enough to be used in everyday comparisons.

Ezekiel 29:3

What it means: Dragons have never existed.

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