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What the Bible Says About Cherubim

Overview

The Bible addresses cherubim across 19 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Ezekiel and Exodus. Closely related themes include Angel (1), Visions, Holy of Holies and Mercy Seat.

Key Bible verses about cherubim

Old Testament

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:5

Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

Ezekiel 1:6

And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

Ezekiel 1:7

And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. straight: Heb. a straight foot

Ezekiel 1:8

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

Ezekiel 1:9

Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

Ezekiel 1:10

As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.

Ezekiel 1:11

Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. stretched: or, divided above

Ezekiel 1:26

And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Ezekiel 1:27

And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.

Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

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 beryl stone.

Ezekiel 10:10

And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

Ezekiel 10:11

When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.

Ezekiel 41:18

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 41:19

So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.

Ezekiel 41:20

From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying cherubim for yourself

  • Begin with Exodus 25:18, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Ezekiel and Exodus each treat the theme.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Angel (1), Visions, Holy of Holies and Mercy Seat.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about cherubim?

The Bible addresses cherubim across 19 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Ezekiel and Exodus. Closely related themes include Angel (1), Visions, Holy of Holies and Mercy Seat.

How many Bible verses are about cherubim?

The Bible references cherubim in 19 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention cherubim?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 25:18: “And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.”

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