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 planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

A flaming

Numbers 22:23
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
Joshua 5:13
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, are you for us, or for our adversaries?
1 Chronicles 21:16
And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, 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 says, 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 man comes unto the Father, but by me.
Hebrews 10:18
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.