Exodus 25:20

American Standard Version (1901)

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:7 : 7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
  • 1 Chr 28:18 : 18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, [even] the cherubim, that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
  • Heb 9:5 : 5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak severally.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
  • 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
  • Rev 5:11-12 : 11 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing.
  • Gen 28:12 : 12 And he dreamed; and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and, behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
  • Exod 25:18 : 18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
  • 2 Chr 3:10 : 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
  • Isa 6:1-5 : 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.
  • Ezek 1:20 : 20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
  • Ezek 28:14 : 14 Thou wast the anointed cherub that covereth: and I set thee, [so that] thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
  • Matt 24:31 : 31 And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. [
  • John 1:51 : 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
  • 1 Cor 4:9 : 9 For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to angels and men.
  • 1 Cor 11:10 : 10 for this cause ought the woman to have [a sign of] authority on her head, because of the angels.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Col 2:10 : 10 and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 37:6-9
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    6 And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

    7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

    8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

    9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.

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    17 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

    18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

    19 And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

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    10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

    11 And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one [cherub] was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was [likewise] five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

    12 And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits [also], joining to the wing of the other cherub.

    13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

    14 And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-8
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    7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

    8 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

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    23 And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

    24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

    25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

    26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

    27 And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

    28 And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
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    81%

    6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

    7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

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    21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

    22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

  • 5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak severally.

  • 34 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

  • 11 And their faces and their wings were separate above; two [wings] of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

  • 23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

  • 22 Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

  • 35 the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy-seat;

  • 12 the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;

  • 5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaketh.

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    15 And the cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.

    16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also turned not from beside them.

  • 20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:

  • 1 Then I looked, and behold, in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

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    19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

    20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

    21 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

  • 31 And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made:

  • 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [thus] :

  • Ezek 1:25-26
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    25 And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

    26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above.

  • 8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.

  • 18 And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees; and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces;

  • 6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

  • 18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, [even] the cherubim, that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

  • 7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent,

  • 89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spake unto him.

  • 3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.