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What the Bible Says About Wheel

Overview

The Bible addresses wheel across 23 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Ezekiel, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Closely related themes include Angel (1), Cherubim, Cloud and Rulers.

Key Bible verses about wheel

Old Testament

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:15

Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

Ezekiel 1:16

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

Ezekiel 1:17

When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.

Ezekiel 1:18

As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. and their rings: or, and their strakes

Ezekiel 1:19

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

Ezekiel 1:20

Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. of: or, of life

Ezekiel 1:21

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. of: or, of life

Ezekiel 3:13

I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing. touched: Heb. kissed

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 10:12

And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. body: Heb. flesh

Ezekiel 10:13

As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. it was: or, they were called in my hearing, wheel, or, galgal

Ezekiel 10:14

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

Ezekiel 10:15

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

Ezekiel 10:16

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.

Ezekiel 10:17

When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. of: or, of life

Ezekiel 10:18

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

Ezekiel 10:19

And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

Ezekiel 11:22

Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying wheel for yourself

  • Begin with Proverbs 20:26, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Ezekiel, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes each treat the theme.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Angel (1), Cherubim, Cloud and Rulers.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about wheel?

The Bible addresses wheel across 23 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Ezekiel, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Closely related themes include Angel (1), Cherubim, Cloud and Rulers.

How many Bible verses are about wheel?

The Bible references wheel in 23 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention wheel?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Proverbs 20:26: “A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.”

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