For Bible students...An interesting story; Ezekiel in stone

I read a book about 10 years ago that has the story & pictures of the Ezekiel stones


As the story is told, grave robbers in Iraq removed marble stones form the prophet Ezekiel's tomb,which is indeed located in Iraq.

They were brought to & given to Israel in 1949 by a Christian who purchased them.

There are over 64 marble "plates" that have the book of Ezekiel chiseled into them. Research indicates the type of Hebrew in the marble stones was used was at the time of Ezekiel.

There are some who postulate that this is a 1st or 2nd generation copy of the book of Ezekiel that was possibly even done by Ezekiel himself

These stones are NOT shown to the public and I can't find any pictures of them on the web

The book that has the short story & pics is called Prophecy 2000 by David Lewis(He has passed away)

An intriguing story


The only web mention I can find at all is here

The Ezekiel Stones are at the center of a scholastic debate as to whether they are first or second generation from Ezekiel. They came to Israel in 1949 from Ezekiel’s tomb in Iraq. The debate centers on whether the style of Hebrew used is more recent than Ezekiel’s time. Dr. David Allen Lewis shows research that indicates the type of Hebrew used was extant at the time of Ezekiel. This would make them the only autograph of the Scriptures in existence

[link to www.contender.org]