Bible Strands
Ezekiel 41:18
were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel receives a visionary tour of the rebuilt temple, documenting the architectural specifications of the inner sanctuary’s walls. The words — כְּרוּבִים (ke.ru.Vim) means cherubim, and בֵּין (bein) means between, describing how the carved figures are arranged in alternating rows. The thread — This architectural motif recurs in 1 Kings 7:36, Ezekiel 40:16, and 2 Chronicles 3:7, where temple walls and supports feature carved cherubim and palm trees. Why it lands — The text demands precise attention to the sanctuary’s layout and notes the consistent biblical pattern of cherubim framing sacred space.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 7:36 He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
- Ezekiel 40:16 The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
- 2 Chronicles 3:7 He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
- Ezekiel 10:21 Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
- Ezekiel 40:22 Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
- 1 Kings 6:29 Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
- 1 Kings 6:35 He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5 He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
- Ezekiel 1:10 The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
- Ezekiel 10:14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.