Genesis 3:24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flaming sword which revolveth, to guard the way to the tree of life.
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Genesis 2:8And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden to the eastward, and he put there the man whom he had formed.
Exodus 25:18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, on the two ends of the cover.
Joshua 5:13And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, a man was standing over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said to him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
1 Kings 6:25And the other cherub was also ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
Psalms 80:1“To the chief musician upon Shoshannim; an 'Eduth by Assaph; a psalm.” (80:2) O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Psalms 104:4Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
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 →