cherubim
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Cherubim are powerful, multi-winged angelic beings in biblical tradition who serve as guardians of sacred spaces and the divine presence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherubim | 2 |
| angels bearing the Throne (ḥamalat al-ʿarsh) | 1 |
| cherubim canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angelic being
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1 Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 1 Kings
2 Chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 2 Chronicles
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Ezekiel ⓘ Book of Genesis ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| associatedWith |
Ark of the Covenant
ⓘ
Garden of Eden ⓘ divine chariot ⓘ mercy seat ⓘ throne of God ⓘ |
| faceTypes |
eagle face
ⓘ
human face ⓘ lion face ⓘ ox face ⓘ |
| grammaticalNumber | plural form of "cherub" ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
associated with holiness
ⓘ
awe-inspiring ⓘ multi-winged ⓘ powerful ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bear the throne of God
ⓘ
guard the way to the tree of life ⓘ manifest divine presence ⓘ mark boundaries of holy space ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guardian of sacred spaces
ⓘ
guardian of the divine presence ⓘ |
| iconographicallyDepictedAs |
composite beings
ⓘ
throne bearers ⓘ winged creatures ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ancient Near Eastern throne guardians
ⓘ
Lamassu sculptures ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian winged bulls
Lamassu sculptures ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian lamassu
|
| linguisticOrigin | Hebrew term "keruvim" ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Kings 6:23-28
ⓘ
Exodus 25:18-22 ⓘ Ezekiel 10 ⓘ Genesis 3:24 ⓘ |
| numberOfFaces | four faces (Ezekiel’s vision) ⓘ |
| numberOfWings | four wings (Ezekiel’s vision) ⓘ |
| rankInChristianAngelology | second sphere of angels in some traditions ⓘ |
| standsInRelationTo |
Seraphim
ⓘ
Thrones (angelic order) ⓘ |
| subclassOf | angel ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine majesty
ⓘ
knowledge of God ⓘ protection of holiness ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition (as angels) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cherubim
this entity surface form:
angels bearing the Throne (ḥamalat al-ʿarsh)