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Cherub

Cherub (Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 (identified with Babel ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Wilderness Tabernacle & Ark of the Covenant —Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle (Mishkan) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Jeatherai (Generation 31 • Child of Zerah ): Jeatherai is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Zerah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:21 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Cherub (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 (identified with Babel ).) Kain (now Yaqin. Referenced in Num 24:22 , Josh 15:57 .) Taberah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 11:3 , Deut 9:22 (identified with Hazeroth ).) Adami-nekeb (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:33 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ark of the Covenant — Sacred gold-covered acacia chest described in the Book of Exodus ( Exodus 25:10–22 ), topped by the Mercy Seat with two cherubim facing one another.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Exodus 25:19 : "And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof."; Exodus 37:8 : "One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof."; Ezekiel 10:9 : "And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a be...". Related canonical books and chapters: Ezekiel 10 ( Ezekiel • Chapter 10 (22 verses)), Psalms 80 ( Psalms • Chapter 80 (19 verses)), Nehemiah 7 ( Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Cherub
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 (identified with Babel ).

Wiki Article • Sanctuary & Geography

Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle ( Mishkan ) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

Ezekiel 10
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Ezekiel • Chapter 10 (22 verses)

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Chebar .

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 25:10–22

Sacred gold-covered acacia chest described in the Book of Exodus ( Exodus 25:10–22 ), topped by the Mercy Seat with two cherubim facing one another.

Psalms 80
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Psalms • Chapter 80 (19 verses)

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel , thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be sa... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Ephraim , Benjamin , Manasseh , Egypt .

Michelangelo — The Fall of Man and Expulsion from Paradise
IMAGE • artwork

The temptation by the serpent at the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the sword of the cherub.

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Vatican Museums Public Domain Mark 1.0
Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above ma... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Gibeon .

Exodus 26
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Exodus • Chapter 26 (37 verses)

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and ever...

Exodus 37
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Exodus • Chapter 37 (29 verses)

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. And he cast ...

Kain
72% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.500°N, 35.167°E

now Yaqin. Referenced in Num 24:22 , Josh 15:57 .

1 Kings 8
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1 Kings • Chapter 8 (66 verses)

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel , and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel , unto king Solomon in Jerusalem , that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David , which is Zion . And all the men ... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel, David , Moses , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt , Hamath .

Ezra 2
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Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)

Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon , and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah , every one unto his city; Which came with Zerubbabel :... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Babylon, Jerusalem , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah .

Hebrews 9
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Hebrews • Chapter 9 (28 verses)

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses .

1 Samuel 4
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1 Samuel • Chapter 4 (22 verses)

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel . Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek . And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before... Mentions: Samuel , Jacob/Israel, Eli , Phinehas , Benjamin , Aphek 2 , Shiloh .

Taberah
69% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Hazeroth • 28.917°N, 34.500°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 11:3 , Deut 9:22 (identified with Hazeroth ).

Jeatherai
67% Gen 31
Generation 31 • Child of Zerah

Jeatherai is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Zerah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:21 )

Psalms 99
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Psalms • Chapter 99 (9 verses)

The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. The Lord is great in Zion ; and he is high above all the people. Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Moses , Aaron , Samuel , Zion .

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

The biblical account of Creation opens in Genesis 1:1 as God brings order, light, and life out of chaos over six days, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

2 Chronicles 3
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 3 (17 verses)

Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah , where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite . And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fou... Mentions: Solomon , David, Boaz , Jerusalem , Moriah , Jebusite , Parvaim .

Psalms 18
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Psalms • Chapter 18 (50 verses)

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from ... Mentions: David .

2 Samuel 22
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2 Samuel • Chapter 22 (51 verses)

And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul : And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my ... Mentions: David , Saul .

Adami-nekeb
60% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.611°N, 35.543°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:33 .

King's Valley
60% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:17 , 2 Sam 18:18 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Ezekiel 9
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Ezekiel • Chapter 9 (11 verses)

He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jerusalem .

2 Chronicles 5
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. Then Solomon assembled the... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Asaph , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt .

Chesulloth
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Biblical Place • 32.683°N, 35.325°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:18 .

1 Chronicles 13
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 13 (14 verses)

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel , If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the lan... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Saul , Judah , Abinadab , Shihor , Egypt , Hamath , Baalah 2 , Uzza .

Exodus 36
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Exodus • Chapter 36 (38 verses)

Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded. And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wis... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel .

μένω
meno (ménō) [men'-o]
G3306 Greek verb 118x
to stay, abide, remain

Primary meaning: to stay, abide, remain. Strong's: to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy). Lexical nuances: to stay , abide , remain . Intrans.; of place: seq. ἐν , Lk 8:27 , al.; παρά , c. dat. pers., Jo 1:40 , al; σύν , Lk 1:56 ; καθ’ ἑαυτόν , Ac 28:16 ; c. adv., ἐκεῖ , Mt 10:11 ; ὧδε , Mt 26:38 ; metaph., I Jo 2:18 ; of the Holy Spirit, Jo 1:32 , 33 14:17 ; of Christ, Jo 6:56 15:4 , al.; ὁ θεός , I Jo 4:15 , conversely, of Christians, Jo 6:56 15:4 , I Jo 4:15 , al.; ὁ λόγος τ. θεοῦ , I Jo 2:14 ; ἡ...

Derivation: a primary verb;
Fair Havens
56% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 34.921°N, 24.731°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 27:8 .

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 49 (16 verses)

The memorial of Josiah is like the composition of incense Prepared by the work of the apothecary: It shall be sweet as honey in every mouth, And as music at a banquet of wine. He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, And took away the abominations of iniquity... Mentions: Josiah , David , Hezekiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Adam .

2 Samuel 6
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2 Samuel • Chapter 6 (23 verses)

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel , thirty thousand. And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah , to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between ... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Judah , Abinadab , Ahio , Gibeah 1 , Uzza .

Scripture Passages (24)

Exodus 25:19 (KJV)
Exodus 25 KJV

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

Exodus 37:8 (KJV)
Exodus 37 KJV

One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

Ezekiel 10:9 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.

Ezekiel 10:7 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.

1 Kings 8:7 (KJV)
1 Kings 8 KJV

For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Ezekiel 10:16 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.

Exodus 37:9 (KJV)
Exodus 37 KJV

And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

Exodus 25:20 (KJV)
Exodus 25 KJV

And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

Ezekiel 10:2 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

Ezekiel 10:8 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

Hebrews 9:5 (KJV)
Hebrews 9 KJV

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;

Ezekiel 10:15 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar .

Ezekiel 10:18 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Exodus 25:18 (KJV)
Exodus 25 KJV

And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

Exodus 37:7 (KJV)
Exodus 37 KJV

And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

Ezekiel 10:3 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

Ezekiel 10:5 (KJV)
Ezekiel 10 KJV

And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

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