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  2. Living creatures (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    Ezekiel's vision of the four living creatures in Ezekiel 1 are identified as cherubim in Ezekiel 10, [1] who are God's throne bearers. [2] Cherubim as minor guardian deities [3] of temple or palace thresholds are known throughout the Ancient East. Each of Ezekiel's cherubim have four faces, that of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. [2]

  3. Ezekiel 1 - Wikipedia

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    Vision of Ezekiel, from a 15th-century Armenian book. Ezekiel's first vision comes when a stormy wind blew in from the north, bringing with it a shiny cloud that contains 'Yahweh's chariot borne by supernatural creatures'. [24] These "four living creatures" are identified in Ezekiel 10:20 as cherubim. [24]

  4. Merkabah mysticism - Wikipedia

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    The noun merkavah "thing to ride in, cart" is derived from the consonantal root רכב ‎ r-k-b with the general meaning "to ride". The word "chariot" is found 44 times in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible—most of them referring to normal chariots on earth, [5] and although the concept of the Merkabah is associated with Ezekiel's vision (), the word is not explicitly written in Ezekiel 1.

  5. Ophanim - Wikipedia

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    A traditional depiction of the chariot vision, based on the description in Ezekiel, with an opan on the left side. The ophanim (Hebrew: אוֹפַנִּים ʼōp̄annīm, ' wheels '; singular: אוֹפָן ʼōp̄ān), alternatively spelled auphanim or ofanim, and also called galgalim (Hebrew: גַּלְגַּלִּים galgallīm, ' spheres, wheels, whirlwinds '; singular: גַּלְגַּל ...

  6. Tetramorph - Wikipedia

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    The elements of the Christian tetramorph first appear in the vision of Ezekiel, who describes the four creatures as they appear to him in a vision: As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of ...

  7. Angels in art - Wikipedia

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    Normally given wings in art, angels are usually intended, in both Christian and Islamic art, to be beautiful, though several depictions go for more awe-inspiring or frightening attributes, notably in the depiction of the living creatures (which have bestial characteristics), ophanim (which are wheels) and cherubim (which have mosaic features ...

  8. Ezekiel - Wikipedia

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    Ezekiel's Vision by Raphael, c. 1518 CE. Ezekiel, ... One traditional depiction of the cherubim and chariot vision, based on the description by Ezekiel.

  9. File:Ezekiel's vision.jpg - Wikipedia

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