Genesis 3:24

So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

In Context

23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

Exodus 25:18Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

Joshua 5:13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”

1 Kings 6:25The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,

Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

Psalms 104:4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:23-24

Adam and Eve Expelled from Eden. ( b. c. 4004.) 22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.… Read the whole commentary →

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