A dictionary of the . t others think itwas some stream on the other, or eastern,side of the Jordan. CHERUB. Ezr. 2:59; Neh. 7:61. A place in Babylonia; perhapsCheripha of Ptolemv. CHERUB, derivations have been best are from roots signifying either strong or to plough ; hence, terri-ble. The cherubim were not angels,since altogether different occupationsare given to them in the Bible. Thus angels are sent out upon messages, butthe cherubim always are in the presenceof God. They are winged, and are inappearance like combinations of partsof different animals. Th
A dictionary of the . t others think itwas some stream on the other, or eastern,side of the Jordan. CHERUB. Ezr. 2:59; Neh. 7:61. A place in Babylonia; perhapsCheripha of Ptolemv. CHERUB, derivations have been best are from roots signifying either strong or to plough ; hence, terri-ble. The cherubim were not angels,since altogether different occupationsare given to them in the Bible. Thus angels are sent out upon messages, butthe cherubim always are in the presenceof God. They are winged, and are inappearance like combinations of partsof different animals. The word firstoccurs in Gen. 3 : 24, and is applied tothe guard which was placed over Edenafter the expulsion of fallen man. It is remarkable that while thereare precise directions as to their position,attitude, and material, Ex. 25 : 18, etc.,and descriptions, 2 Chr. 3 : 10-13, noth-ing is said about their shape, exceptthat they were winged. On the whole,it seems likely that the word cherubmeant not only the composite creature. Egyptian Winged Figures. form, of which the man, lion, ox, andeagle were the elements, but, further,some peculiar and mystical form.—Smith : Dictionary of the Bible. According to the primitive concep-tion, the cherubim were the bearers ofGod when he appeared in his glory uponthe earth, Ps. 13 :10 ; so, in Ezekiels vis-ion, they carry the throne of God. : 22 ; cf. 1: 19 ; 10 : 16 ff. They are the wings of the wind, by which Godin the thunder-cloud is borne to theworld. Isa. 19 :1 ; Ps. 104 : 3. Hencethey are the witnesses of his presence :wherever they are, God is. How appro-priately, therefore, were representationsof them placed in the tabernacle and tem-ple! In the former, two golden cheru-bim stood in the holy of holies, uponthe mercy-seat. Ex. 37 : 8. They Averelikewise pictured upon the curtains. 26 :1,31; 36:8,35. In Solomons templetwo colossal figures of the cherubim,overlaid with gold, stood upon the floor175 CHE CHI and overshadowed the a
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