A statuette of a pantheistic deity with the face of the god Bes. It is made of bronze inlaid with gold, and is dated either to Late Period or Ptolemaic Period (7th-1st Century BC).
Walking with or stepping on snakes => Earth
The skin is made of eyes
Cherubim = Full of eyes
Ezekiel 10:12: This is from a later vision where Ezekiel sees these creatures again and describes them, saying, “Their whole body, their backs, their hands, and their wings, as well as the wheels, were full of eyes all around.”
The age of the prophet Ezekiel during his prophetic ministry isn’t explicitly stated in the biblical text. However, we can deduce some information based on specific dates mentioned within the Book of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel’s prophetic ministry began in the “fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,” which is dated to around 593 BC according to historical calculations. If we assume Ezekiel was around 30 years old at that time — since 30 was a common age for beginning a ministry or significant work in ancient Israel, much like it was for priests to start their service (though Ezekiel was a prophet, not a priest acting in the temple due to being in exile) — we can make some educated guesses.
The narrative of the Book of Ezekiel spans approximately 22 years, ending around the “27th year” of exile (Ezekiel 29:17), which would be around 571 BC. If Ezekiel was indeed around 30 when he began, he would have been in his early 50s by the end of the events described in his book.
However, this is speculative based on traditions and the context provided by the text. The Bible does not give explicit details about his exact age.
