Exodus 25:18 (WEB)
You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
Catechism · 1
“Nevertheless, already in the Old Testament, God ordained or permitted the making of images that pointed symbolically toward salvation by the incarnate Word: so it was with the bronze serpent, the ark of the covenant, and the cherubim.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Num 21:4-9; Wis 16:5-14; Jn 3:14-15; Ex 25:10-22; 1 Kings 6:23-28; 7:23-26.
Fathers and councils · 1
“The Cherubim, too, which o’ershadow the mercy seat, are they not the work of men’s hands?” — editor's note: Ex. xxv. 18.
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.