Ezekiel 1:8 (WEB)
They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had their faces and their wings like this:
Fathers and councils · 3
Cyril of Jerusalem
“And yet Ezekiel the Prophet even made a description of them, as far as was possible, saying that every one has four faces, one of a man, another of a lion, another of an eagle, and another of a calf; and that each one had six wings, and they had eyes on all sides; and that under each one was a wheel of four sides.” — editor's note: In Ezekiel i. 6–11, the four living creatures have each four wings, as also in x. 21 according to the Hebrew. But in the latter passage, according to the…
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on Matthew
In these things is shewn the twofold nature in one person; it is the man whom the Devil tempts; the same is God to whom Angels minister.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“And the other describes the Cherubic Chariot of God, and the Throne upon them, and the Firmament over it, and Him that shewed Himself in the Firmament, and Voices, and Forces, and Deeds.” — editor's note: Ezek. i. 4–28.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Matthew 4:8–11 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Matthew 4:8–11 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Matthew 4:8–11 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Matthew 4:8–11 (Catena Aurea).