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How are we to understand the narrative in Ezekiel 37? Which \u201cdry bones\u201d are those ascending back to Jerusalem?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe led me all around them; there were very many of them spread over the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, \u201cO mortal, can these bones live again?\u201d I replied, \u201cO Lord GOD, only You know.\u201d And He said to me, \u201cProphesy over these bones and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! Thus, said the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live again. I will lay sinews upon you, and cover you with flesh, and form skin over you. And I will put breath into you, and you shall live again. And you shall know that I am the LORD!\u201d I prophesied as I had been commanded. And while I was prophesying, suddenly there was a sound of rattling, and the bones came together, bone to matching bone\u201d (Ezek. 37:2-7).<\/span><\/p>\n

The Babylonian Talmud (b. Sanhedrin 92b) records a debate about the vision\u2019s meaning: \u201cRabbi Eliezer says: \u2018The dead whom Ezekiel resurrected stood on their legs, sang a song [of praise], and died.\u2019 Rabbi Judah says: \u2018In truth, it is a parable.\u2019 Rabbi Eliezer the son of Rabbi Yossi the Galilean says: \u2018The dead whom Ezekiel resurrected moved to Israel, got married, and had sons and daughters.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The vision of Dry Bones is shown to the Prophet Ezekiel as an answer to his question about the future restitution of life to those who follow God\u2019s commandments. The righteous will prevail, transforming the metaphor of national resurrection into a vision about individual resurrection as the recompense reserved for the righteous for their piety during their earthly life. The Prophet hints that the sum of each moral individual\u2019s acts will bring redemption, and so everyone should work towards that goal which will shower the collective with blessings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The notion of resurrection grew in popularity among the Rabbinic sources of the Second Temple period, and Ezekiel\u2019s vision was seen as a message of comfort and solace. The Rabbis introduced this concept in the second blessing of the Amidah, and brought hope to the people of Israel especially in times of despair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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