The term ebar Kerub is a Mesopotamian origin; in culture showed that the winged beings partially zoomorphic, a guardian of sacred areas and presents. Israel turns them into the angelic ministers of the divine court. To appear in this vision, such as the vocation of the prophet Ezekiel (chapter 1), are represented on the ark of the covenant is in the holy tabernacle in the wilderness, and the Temple of Zion, are sometimes dashed as the steeds of God ( Psalter 18.11) and as guardians of the Divine (Genesis 3:24). They are, however, quite different from the traditional Christian iconography has painted them as cute and chubby children.
Gianfranco Ravasi, 5oo curiosity of faith
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