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Cherub

Cherub was a place in Babylonia from which some Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity.
PlaceOld & New Testaments3 books4 verses

Summary

A location near Babylon first mentioned at Ezra 2:59; referred to as Cherub (כְּרוּב) or Cherub (χερουβίμ).

Location

Identified as
in Babylonia
Certainty
Possible (59% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
32.543° N, 44.422° E
Cherub
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Glossary entries

Cherub (Place) Kerub

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Cherub without naming it.

  1. Ezra 2:59
    The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
  2. Nehemiah 7:61
    The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
  3. Hebrews 9:5
    Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
  4. Hebrews 9:6Referred to, not named
    When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.