cherubim

     

A cherub (Heb. כרוב, pl. כרובים, eng. trans kruv, pl. kruvim, lat. cherub[us], pl cherubi[m]) (sometimes pronounce the way it is spelled) is a supernatural entity mentioned several times in the Old Testament (specifically the Torah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah), in the Book of Revelation (a New Testament text), and in numerous modern texts, such as Paradise Lost.

Trivia about cherubim

  • Sometimes depicted with the bodies of lions, these temple angels were also found on top of the Ark of the Covenant
  • Look, it's a winged celestial being called a cherub! That makes it one of these, an unusual plural
  • After Adam & Eve were expelled from Eden, this type of angel, not seraphim, made sure they stayed out

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