Hebrews 9:5

World English Bible (2000)

and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can't speak now in detail.

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  • Lev 16:2 : 2 and Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
  • Exod 25:17-22 : 17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. 21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you. 22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7 : 6 The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to 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 its poles above.
  • 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sit [above] the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
  • 1 Chr 28:11 : 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch [of the temple], and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of the upper rooms of it, and of the inner rooms of it, and of the place of the mercy seat;
  • Ps 80:1 : 1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine forth.
  • Ps 99:1 : 1 Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
  • Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
  • Exod 37:6-9 : 6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 9 The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
  • Lev 16:13 : 13 and he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.
  • Num 7:89 : 89 When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke to him.
  • 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of Armies, who sits [above] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 37:6-9
    4 verses
    82%

    6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

    7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat;

    8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

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

  • Exod 25:17-22
    6 verses
    80%

    17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

    18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

    19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

    20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

    21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.

    22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-9
    3 verses
    78%

    7 The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to 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 its poles above.

    9 The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen outside: and there it is to this day.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6 The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to 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 its poles above.

  • Heb 9:6
    76%

    6 Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

  • Exod 39:35
    76%

    35 the ark of the testimony with its poles, the mercy seat,

  • Heb 9:2-4
    3 verses
    75%

    2 For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lampstand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

    3 After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

    4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

  • Exod 31:7
    75%

    7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,

  • Exod 35:12
    74%

    12 the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat, the veil of the screen;

  • Exod 26:34
    74%

    34 You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

  • 2 Chr 3:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

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

    11 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.

  • Exod 30:6
    73%

    6 You shall 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 you.

  • Num 7:89
    73%

    89 When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke to him.

  • Heb 8:5
    72%

    5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle, for he said, "See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain."

  • 1 Kgs 6:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27 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 He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

  • Heb 9:8
    72%

    8 The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn't yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;

  • 1 Kgs 6:24
    72%

    24 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 to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

  • Heb 9:24
    71%

    24 For Christ hasn't entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

  • Heb 8:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

    2 a servant of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

  • Lev 16:2
    71%

    2 and Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.

  • Lev 16:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 and he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.

    14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

  • 2 Chr 3:13
    71%

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

  • Exod 40:20
    71%

    20 He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.

  • Ezek 10:1
    71%

    1 Then I looked, and see, in the expanse 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.

  • Exod 26:31
    71%

    31 "You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman shall it be made.

  • Ezek 10:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

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

    4 The glory of Yahweh mounted up from the cherub, [and stood] over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Yahweh's glory.

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

  • 2 Chr 5:14
    71%

    14 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of God.

  • Heb 9:11
    70%

    11 But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

  • Ezek 10:18
    70%

    18 The glory of Yahweh went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

  • Exod 40:35
    70%

    35 Moses wasn't able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh's glory filled the tabernacle.

  • Exod 36:35
    70%

    35 He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.