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 Jehovah God 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 Jehovah standing in the way, and His sword drawn in His hand. And the ass turned aside out of the way and went into the field. And Balaam struck the ass, to turn her into the way.
Joshua 5:13
And it happened, when Joshua was beside Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked. And, behold, there stood a Man in front of him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, Are You for us, or for our foes?
1 Chronicles 21:16
And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. And David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on 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 to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.
Hebrews 10:18
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.