Word: cherubim
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...creation story this serpent is a dragon which wages a long war with all the gods, and is afterwards overcome by one of their number. The sacred tree plays a large part in the Assyrian sculpture and carvings, and so do the winged composite creatures answering to the Hebrew cherubim; but the account of a seduction of man by a tempter has not yet come to light. Corresponding to the ten antediluvian patriarchs of Genesis, the Babylonians believed in ten kings whose reign had extended over a fabulous period of time. The deluge story, which is an episode...
...number before us has a very pleasing appearance. The illustrations are excellent and the reading matter of good quality. The outside illustration is by J. A. Mitchell. The main figures are two cherubim dancing to music played by Father Time on the violin, an idea taken perhaps from Dobson's lines...
Assyrian Antiquities. Special subject : The Cherubim. Prof. Lyon. Divinity Hall Upper Lecture Room...
...gazed at me a moment, as I stood before him like a timid deer, and then, in a mighty torrent of emotion, flung himself at my feet, exclaiming. "You air a cherubim, an' I ain't no pirick, but an' uncultered son o' the soil. Thet's wut I am, honest Injun! Will yer smile on me? Will yer lemme adore...