Genesis 3:24

So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a 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 the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8The Lord God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, 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.

Joshua 5:13It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him, and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?"

1 Kings 6:25The other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

Psalms 80:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." A Psalm by Asaph.Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,you who lead Joseph like a flock,you who sit above the cherubim, shine forth.

Psalms 104:4He makes his angels winds;his servants flames of fire.

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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