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A cherub (Heb . כְּרוּב , pl. כְּרוּבִים , eng. trans kərūv , pl. kərūvîm , dual kərūvāyim lat. cherub , pl cherubi , Assyrian ܟܪܘܒܐ ) is a type of spiritual being mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and cited later on in the Christian biblical canons , usually associated with the presence of God. The plural can be written as cherubim , cherubims KJV or cherubs . In modern English the word cherub is sometimes used for what are strictly putti , baby or toddler angels in art. This article is concerned with the original sense of the word.
Cherubim are mentioned in the Torah (five books of Moses), the Book of Ezekiel , and the Book of Isaiah . They are also mentioned in the books of 1 Kings , 2 Kings , 1 Chronicles , and 2 Chronicles mainly in the construction of the House of God . There is only one mention in the New Testament, in Hebrews 9:5, referring to the mercy seat of the ark of the covenant.
The prophet Ezekiel describes cherubim as a tetrad of living creatures covered in eyes and resembling living fire, with each cherub having four faces: a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle."Ezekiel 1:10" . http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+1%3A10&version=NIV . Retrieved February 22, 2012 . They are said to have the stature and hands of a man, feet of a calf, and four wings each. Two of the wings extended upward, meeting above and sustaining the throne of God ; while the other two stretched downward and covered the creatures themselves. In the Christian New Testament similar beings are mentioned in the fourth chapter of the Book of Revelation .

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