35 Bible Verses about Cherubim

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Ezekiel 10:14

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a winged one, and the second was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

Ezekiel 28:14

I gave you your place with the winged one; I put you on the mountain of God; you went up and down among the stones of fire.

Ezekiel 10:9

And looking, I saw four wheels by the side of the winged ones, one wheel by the side of a winged one and another wheel by the side of another: and the wheels were like the colour of a beryl stone to the eye.

Genesis 3:24

So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.

Psalm 18:10

And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

Isaiah 6:2

Over him were the winged ones: every one had six wings; two for covering his face, two for covering his feed, and two for flight.

Exodus 25:20

And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

Ezekiel 1:6

And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

Ezekiel 10:5

And the sound of the wings of the winged ones was clear even in the outer square, like the voice of the Ruler of all.

Ezekiel 10:12

And the edges of the four wheels were full of eyes round about.

Exodus 25:18

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,

Hebrews 9:5

And over it were the winged ones of glory with their wings covering the mercy-seat; about which it is not possible now to say anything in detail.

Ezekiel 10:15

And the winged ones went up on high: this is the living being which I saw by the river Chebar.

Ezekiel 10:8

And I saw the form of a man's hands among the winged ones under their wings.

Ezekiel 10:18

Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.

Exodus 25:19

One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover.

1 Kings 8:7

For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

Exodus 25:22

And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

2 Chronicles 3:11

Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; one wing, five cubits long, touching the wall of the house, and the other, of the same size, meeting the wing of the other winged one.

Ezekiel 10:2

And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

Ezekiel 10:16

And when the winged ones went, the wheels went by their side: and when their wings were lifted to take them up from the earth, the wheels were not turned from their side.

Ezekiel 11:22

Then the wings of the winged ones were lifted up, and the wheels were by their side; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them on high.

Exodus 37:9

And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

Ezekiel 9:3

And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the winged ones on which it was resting, to the doorstep of the house. And crying out to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's inkpot at his side,

Ezekiel 10:4

And the glory of the Lord went up from the winged ones and came to rest over the doorstep of the house; and the house was full of the cloud and the open square was full of the shining of the Lord's glory.

Exodus 26:31

And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

From Thematic Bible


Cherubim » Images of

Numbers 7:89

And when Moses went into the Tent of meeting to have talk with him, then the Voice came to his ears from over the cover which was on the ark of witness, from between the two winged ones. And he had talk with him.

Exodus 25:18

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,

1 Kings 6:35

These were ornamented with designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, plated over with gold.

Exodus 37:9

And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

Cherubim » The glory of God exhibited upon

Ezekiel 1:22

And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.

Ezekiel 1:26-28

And on the top of the arch which was over their heads was the form of a king's seat, like a sapphire stone; and on the form of the seat was the form of a man seated on it on high. And I saw it coloured like electrum, with the look of fire in it and round it, going up from what seemed to be the middle of his body; and going down from what seemed to be the middle of his body I saw what was like fire, and there was a bright light shining round him. Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears.

Ezekiel 10:4

And the glory of the Lord went up from the winged ones and came to rest over the doorstep of the house; and the house was full of the cloud and the open square was full of the shining of the Lord's glory.

Ezekiel 10:18

Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.

Ezekiel 10:20

This is the living being which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and it was clear to me that they were the winged ones.

Cherubim » Angelic

Genesis 3:24

So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.

Ezekiel 10:20

This is the living being which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and it was clear to me that they were the winged ones.

Ezekiel 10:5

And the sound of the wings of the winged ones was clear even in the outer square, like the voice of the Ruler of all.

Ezekiel 11:22

Then the wings of the winged ones were lifted up, and the wheels were by their side; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them on high.

Cherubim » Of gold » God's presence manifested between

2 Samuel 6:2

And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

Psalm 99:1

The Lord is King; let the peoples be in fear: his seat is on the winged ones; let the earth be moved.

2 Kings 19:15

And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

Cherubim » Of gold » Placed over the ark of the covenant

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

1 Kings 8:6-7

And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones. For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

2 Chronicles 5:7-8

And the priests took the ark of the Lord's agreement and put it in its place, in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones. For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

Cherubim » Engaged in accomplishing the purposes of God

Ezekiel 1:15

Now while I was looking at the four living beings, I saw one wheel on the earth, by the side of the living beings, for the four of them.

Ezekiel 10:9-11

And looking, I saw four wheels by the side of the winged ones, one wheel by the side of a winged one and another wheel by the side of another: and the wheels were like the colour of a beryl stone to the eye. In form the four of them were all the same, they seemed like a wheel inside a wheel. When they were moving, they went on their four sides without turning; they went after the head in the direction in which it was looking; they went without turning.

Ezekiel 10:16-17

And when the winged ones went, the wheels went by their side: and when their wings were lifted to take them up from the earth, the wheels were not turned from their side. When they were at rest in their place, these were at rest; when they were lifted up, these went up with them: for the spirit of life was in them.

Cherubim » The ark of the covenant rested beneath the wings of

Hebrews 9:5

And over it were the winged ones of glory with their wings covering the mercy-seat; about which it is not possible now to say anything in detail.

1 Kings 8:6-7

And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones. For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

2 Chronicles 5:7-8

And the priests took the ark of the Lord's agreement and put it in its place, in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones. For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

Cherubim » Riding on, illustrative of majesty and power of God

2 Samuel 22:11

And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

Psalm 18:10

And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Bases of brazen lavers

1 Kings 7:29

And on the square sides between the frames were lions, oxen, and winged ones; and the same on the frame; and over and under the lions and the oxen and the winged ones were steps.

1 Kings 7:36

In the spaces of the flat sides and on the frames of them, he made designs of winged ones, lions, and palm-trees, with ornamented edges all round.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Doors of the temple

1 Kings 6:32

On the olive-wood doors were cut designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, all of them, with the doors, plated with gold.

1 Kings 6:35

These were ornamented with designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, plated over with gold.

Cherubim » Of gold » The oracles or answers of God delivered from between

Numbers 7:89

And when Moses went into the Tent of meeting to have talk with him, then the Voice came to his ears from over the cover which was on the ark of witness, from between the two winged ones. And he had talk with him.

Exodus 25:22

And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

Cherubim » Sound of their wings was as the voice of God

Ezekiel 10:5

And the sound of the wings of the winged ones was clear even in the outer square, like the voice of the Ruler of all.

Ezekiel 1:24

And when they went, the sound of their wings was like the sound of great waters to my ears, like the voice of the Ruler of all, a sound like the rushing of an army: when they came to rest they let down their wings.

Cherubim » Animated by the spirit of God

Ezekiel 1:12

Every one of them went straight forward; wherever the spirit was to go they went; they went on without turning.

Ezekiel 1:20

Wherever the spirit was to go they went; and the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Curtains of the tabernacle

Exodus 26:31

And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

Cherubim » In the temple

1 Kings 6:23-29

In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high; With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits. The two winged ones were ten cubits high, of the same size and form. read more.
The two of them were ten cubits high. These were placed inside the inner house, their outstretched wings touching the walls of the house, one touching one wall and one the other, while their other wings were touching in the middle. These winged ones were plated over with gold. And all the walls of the house inside and out were ornamented with forms of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers.

2 Chronicles 3:10-13

And in the most holy place he made images of two winged beings, covering them with gold. Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; one wing, five cubits long, touching the wall of the house, and the other, of the same size, meeting the wing of the other winged one. And in the same way, the wings of the other, five cubits long, were stretched out, one touching the wall and the other meeting the wing of the first winged one. read more.
Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; they were placed upright on their feet, facing the inner part of the house.

Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls

1 Kings 6:29-35

And all the walls of the house inside and out were ornamented with forms of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers. And the floor of the house was covered with gold, inside and out. For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood, the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening. read more.
On the olive-wood doors were cut designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, all of them, with the doors, plated with gold. Then he made pillars of olive-wood for the way into the Temple; the pillars were square: And two folding doors of cypress-wood, with two leaves. These were ornamented with designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, plated over with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:7

All the house was plated with gold, the supports, the steps, the walls and the doors; and the walls were ornamented with designs of winged ones.

Cherubim » In the tabernacle

Exodus 25:18-20

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold, One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover. And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

Exodus 37:7-9

And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover; Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover. And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Vail of the temple

2 Chronicles 3:14

And he made the veil of blue and purple and red, of the best linen, worked with winged ones.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Walls of the temple

2 Chronicles 3:7

All the house was plated with gold, the supports, the steps, the walls and the doors; and the walls were ornamented with designs of winged ones.

Cherubim » Figures of, embroidered » And on the curtain

Exodus 26:31

And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

Exodus 36:35

And he made the veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with winged ones designed by expert workmen.

Cherubim » Of gold » Formed out of, and at each end of the mercy seat

Exodus 25:18-20

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold, One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover. And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

Cherubim » In ezekiel's vision of the temple

Ezekiel 41:18-20

And it had pictured forms of winged beings and palm-trees; a palm-tree between two winged ones, and every winged one had two faces; So that there was the face of a man turned to the palm-tree on one side, and the face of a young lion on the other side: so it was made all round the house. From earth level up to the windows there were winged ones and palm-trees pictured on the wall.

Ezekiel 41:25

And on them were pictured winged ones and palm-trees, as on the walls; and a ... of wood was on the front of the covered way outside.

Cherubim » Figures of, embroidered » On the walls of the tabernacle

Exodus 36:8

Then all the expert workmen among them made the House with its ten curtains; of the best linen, blue and purple and red, they made them, with winged ones worked by expert designers.

Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Vail of the tabernacle

Exodus 26:31

And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

Cherubim » Placed at the entrance of eden

Genesis 3:24

So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.

Cherubim » Form and appearance of » Eze 1:5-11

Cherubim » Figures of » On the lavers

1 Kings 7:29

And on the square sides between the frames were lions, oxen, and winged ones; and the same on the frame; and over and under the lions and the oxen and the winged ones were steps.

1 Kings 7:36

In the spaces of the flat sides and on the frames of them, he made designs of winged ones, lions, and palm-trees, with ornamented edges all round.

Cherubim » Called the cherubim of glory

Hebrews 9:5

And over it were the winged ones of glory with their wings covering the mercy-seat; about which it is not possible now to say anything in detail.

Cherubim » Figurative

Ezekiel 14:16

Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves, and the land would be made waste.

Cherubim » Symbolical

Cherubim » Figures of » On the curtain

2 Chronicles 3:14

And he made the veil of blue and purple and red, of the best linen, worked with winged ones.

Cherubim » Eastward of the garden of eden

Genesis 3:24

So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.

Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim

Exodus 25:18-22

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold, One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover. And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover. read more.
And put the cover over the ark, and in the ark the record which I will give you. And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

1 Kings 6:23-28

In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high; With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits. The two winged ones were ten cubits high, of the same size and form. read more.
The two of them were ten cubits high. These were placed inside the inner house, their outstretched wings touching the walls of the house, one touching one wall and one the other, while their other wings were touching in the middle. These winged ones were plated over with gold.

Topics on Cherubim

Cherubim Depicted

Exodus 25:18

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,

Cherubim, At God's Throne

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

Cherubim, Description of

Ezekiel 1:4-14

And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum.

Cherubim, Functions Of

Genesis 3:22-24

And the Lord God said, Now the man has become like one of us, having knowledge of good and evil; and now if he puts out his hand and takes of the fruit of the tree of life, he will go on living for ever.

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