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Cherub, Cherubim
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James P. Boyd
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(terrible). Guards of Paradise (
Gen. 3:24
24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. (Genesis 3:24)
); and the mercy seat (
Ex. 25:18
18
And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. (Exodus 25:18)
). Wrought in gold or wood (
Ex. 36:35; 37:7-9
35
And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work. (Exodus 36:35)
7
And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
8
One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
9
And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. (Exodus 37:7‑9)
). Of immense size in Solomon’s Temple (
1 Kings 6:27
27
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. (1 Kings 6:27)
). Four-winged and four-faced (
Ezek. 1:6; 10:14
6
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. (Ezekiel 1:6)
14
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. (Ezekiel 10:14)
;
Rev. 4:8
8
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. (Revelation 4:8)
).
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