Cherub standard
e:Neh.7.61">Ne 7:61); unidentified. In 1 Esdras 5:36 we read "Charaathalan leading them, and Allar," a phrase that seems to have arisen through confusion of the names in the passages cited above.
Where is Cherub in the Bible?
Cherub was a place located in Babylonia (modern-day Iraq) from which Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem following the Babylonian captivity in the 6th century BCE. The town is mentioned in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah as one of several locations whose residents joined the group of exiles permitted by the Persian king to return and rebuild Jerusalem. Though Cherub is referenced in biblical records as a significant point of origin for returnees, its exact location has not been identified by modern scholars. The mention of Cherub underscores the widespread dispersion of Jewish communities throughout the Babylonian Empire and the importance of the return to Zion as a central event in biblical history.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
Cherub
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)e:Neh.7.61">Ne 7:61); unidentified. In 1 Esdras 5:36 we read "Charaathalan leading them, and Allar," a phrase that seems to have arisen through confusion of the names in the passages cited above.
che-roo'-bik.
See ASTRONOMY.
cher'-u-bim, cher'-oo-bim (kerubhim, plural of cherub, kerubh): Thro