Genesis 3:24

So he gahrash ·relationally divorced· the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

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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 Adonai God physically sent him out from the garden of Eden [Delight], to till the ground from which he was taken.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8Adonai God planted a garden eastward, in Eden [Delight], and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Exodus 25:18You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. + 25:18. Quoted in Heb 9:5. The Mercy Seat is one in the same as the lid for the ark (see Ex 26:34). This is the “seat” of the throne of God (see v22).

Psalms 80:1Hear us, Ro'i [Shepherd Provider] of Israel [God prevails], 2 you who lead Joseph [May he add] like a flock, 2 you who sit above the cherubim, shine out. 1

Psalms 104:4He makes his messengers winds; 2 his servants flames of fire. + 104:4. Quoted in Heb 1:7 1

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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