Cherubim
Classification: Unearthly being, sub class of Angels
Kerubim connected with the Assyrian word Karibu)
Hybrid creatures, half animal half huan who appear in the Old Testament.
A cherub is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend
to God, according to Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim
assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden
of Eden
They are presented as guardians of the sacral points round
which Jewish life and belief center the Tree of Life , the Ark of the Covenant
, the temple and they indicate the presence of God.
In the vision of Ezekiel they for the living chariot of Yahweh.
In the book pf Revelation as they are described as beast and
they stand around the throne of God.
They are full of eyes before and behind and this identifies
them as cosmic being symbolizing the stars.
According to a Christian interpretation which goes back to
the Greek Dionysius
In Islam, the cherubim are the angels closest to God and
sometimes include the Bearers of the Throne and the archangels. Below the
angels of the throne, the angels subordinative to Michael are also identified
as cherubim. In Ismailism, there are seven cherubim, comparable to the Seven
Archangels.
Their protective symbolism derived from the earlier Persian
an Mesopotamia am gars guardian spirits who flight temples. They are usually
appear in art as blue winged heads sometimes with the book symbolizing define
divine knowledge by reason of their proximity to God whom they are sometimes
shown supporting in flight. In baroque art cherubs are undistinguishable from
cupids or putti.
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