Ezekiel 1

Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

[13][a] The first three verses form a superscription of the book, containing the identity of the prophet as well as the time and place that the prophecy was received and delivered.

[15] The first verse of the book announces that the writer received 'visions of God' while he was among the exiles 'by the river Chebar' in 'the thirtieth year'.

[18] The date corresponds to July 24, 568 BCE, based on an analysis by German theologian Bernhard Lang.

[19] Ezekiel's first vision comes when a stormy wind blew in from the north, bringing with it a shiny cloud that contains 'Yahweh's chariot borne by supernatural creatures'.

[24] The whole report of the vision uses 'the unmistakable symbols of Yahweh's presence for an Israelite reader'.

Book of Ezekiel in the Leningrad Codex (1008 CE) from an old facsimile edition.
The beginning of the Book of Ezekiel in Latin from Codex Gigas , the largest extant medieval manuscript in the world (from early 13th century).
Bifolium from a Bible made in 1285. The large initial E on the left page (E[t factum est]) introduces the Book of Ezekiel.
Vision of Ezekiel, from a 15th-century Armenian book
Ezekiel's "chariot vision", by Matthaeus Merian (1593-1650).
Page with Septuagint text of Ezekiel 1:28-2:6 in Codex Marchalianus , 6th century