Who was the father of the prophet Ezekiel?

The father of the prophet Ezekiel was Buzi. Ezekiel 1:3 identifies the prophet as “Ezekiel the son of Buzi,” establishing his father’s name at the beginning of the prophetic book.

Buzi is not given a major biography in the Hebrew Bible. He is described in traditional summaries as a priest, which fits Ezekiel’s priestly background and his detailed interest in the Temple, ritual, sacred space, and priestly responsibilities. Ezekiel’s visions later include a restored sanctuary and a highly structured division of worship and land.

Ezekiel was among the Judean exiles in Babylon. His prophetic calling came in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile, conventionally dated to about 593 BCE, beside the Chebar River. That setting distinguishes him from prophets who remained in Judah or worked earlier in Jerusalem.

Readers sometimes confuse Buzi with other biblical names such as Buz, a son of Nahor, or with later traditions that connect Buzi with Jeremiah. Those associations are interpretive traditions; the direct biblical answer to Ezekiel’s father is Buzi.