What is a cherub?

Answer 1

The Cheribim are the the most power of the angels, they are the protectors of the Throne of God.
They were used at the entrance of the garden of Eden to keep anyone from returning to the tree of life.
They were used in the Ark of the covenant over the mercy seat, and on the walls of the tabernacle. And throughout the Temple
The Lord is enthroned "above the Cherubim"
Their voice is like the voice of God when it speaks.
They sit around the Throne of God and cry Holy Holy Ho;ly, for all eternity.
Of course that is accoding to the Bible, not Hallmark!

Answer 2

. (cher′ub). An angelic creature of high rank having special duties, distinguished from the order of seraphs. The first of the 91 times they are mentioned in the Bible is at Genesis 3:24; after God’s driving Adam and Eve out of Eden, cherubs (Heb., keru·vim′) were posted at the E entrance with a flaming blade of a sword “to guard the way to the tree of life.” Whether more than two were stationed there is not disclosed.

Representative figures of cherubs were included in the furnishings of the tabernacle set up in the wilderness. Rising above each end of the Ark’s cover were two cherubs of hammered gold. They were facing each other and bowing toward the cover in an attitude of worship. Each had two wings that spread upward and screened over the cover in a guarding and protecting manner. (Ex 25:10-21; 37:7-9) Also, the inner covering of tent cloths for the tabernacle and the curtain dividing the Holy from the Most Holy had embroidered cherub figures.—Ex 26:1, 31; 36:8, 35.

Answer 3

(cher´ub). An angelic creature of high rank having special duties, distinguished from the order of seraphs. The first of the 91 times they are mentioned in the Bible is at Genesis 3:24; after God’s driving Adam and Eve out of Eden, cherubs (Heb., keru·vim´) were posted at the E entrance with a flaming blade of a sword “to guard the way to the tree of life.” Whether more than two were stationed there is not disclosed.

In his prophetic book Ezekiel was also told to “lift up a dirge concerning the king of Tyre,” in which he calls the king a glorious covering cherub that was once “in Eden, the garden of God,” but who was stripped of his beauty and made as ashes upon the ground. “This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: . . . ‘You are the anointed cherub that is covering, and I have set you. On the holy mountain of God you proved to be. In the midst of fiery stones you walked about. You were faultless in your ways from the day of your being created until unrighteousness was found in you. . . . I shall put you as profane out of the mountain of God, and I shall destroy you, O cherub that is covering [“O protecting cherub,” Vg].’”—Eze 28:11-19.

According to the unanimous testimony of ancient Jewish tradition (the Bible is silent on this matter), these cherubs had human form. They were finest works of art, representing angelic creatures of glorious beauty, and were made in every detail “according to . . . the pattern” Moses received from Jehovah himself. (Ex 25:9)

Answer 4

A cherub (Hebrew כרוב, plural כרובים cherubim) is a supernatural entity mentioned several times in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), and in the Book of Revelation (a New Testament text), as well as often being depicted in western art. Because most English speakers are unfamiliar with Hebrew plural formation, the word cherubims is sometimes incorrectly used as a plural, though cherubs is also used for the plural, and regarded as more acceptable, particularly for the stereotypical depictions of cherubim in western art.

Answer 5

a cherub is a small angel kind of thing i dont kow exactly but i read in the bible god use to fly on them..according to the bible..

take a look here to the some of images till i go and get the bible quote for this

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=cherub%20angels&rs=1&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-414&fr2=tab-web

2Sa 22:11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

i dont understand why god need cherub to fly on ..

if i am wrong can anybody answer it...

Answer 6

a cherub is an order of angles, a celestial hierarchy.

cherubs (with an s) means a beautiful winged child in painting or sculpture, normally looking innocent and chubby.

Answer 7

A little fat angel type thingy....

I really don't know the technical term or description, but that's the way I would describe it. They look like chubby naked children with wings and they appear in many types of Renaissance's or religious art.

Answer 8

I the first verse is was written in it said that God was riding on one. The second one just said how tall it was. The third was just talking about grabbing something from behing a cherubim.

Answer 9

Cupid

Answer 10

Supposedly an infant angel.