Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

East

Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God had planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

A flaming

Numbers 22:23
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way and went into the field. Then Balaam smote the ass to turn her into the way.
Joshua 5:13
And Joshua, being near Jericho, lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went unto him and said unto him, Art thou one of us or one of our adversaries?
1 Chronicles 21:16
And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the heaven and the earth, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
Hebrews 1:7
And of the angels he said, Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire.

To keep

John 14:6
Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.
Hebrews 10:18
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.