Thematic Bible: Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees


Thematic Bible



There was cedar on the house within, carved in the shape of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen.

And now all its carved work
They smash with hatchet and hammers.

Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inner and outer sanctuaries.

So he made two doors of olive wood, and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

He carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work.