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[[File:Haziel.png|300px|thumb|Depiction of a Cherubium angel from the [[Angel Tarot]] by [[Travis McHenry]]]] | [[File:Haziel.png|300px|thumb|Depiction of a Cherubium angel from the [[Angel Tarot]] by [[Travis McHenry]]]] | ||
A '''cherub''' (/ˈtʃɛrəb/; plural '''cherubim'''; Hebrew: כְּרוּב kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים kərūḇīm, likely borrowed from a derived form of Akkadian: 𒅗𒊒𒁍 karābu "to bless" such as 𒅗𒊑𒁍 kāribu "one who blesses," a name for the lamassu) is one of the [[angel]]s who directly attend to [[Yahweh|God]], according to [[Abrahamic religion]]s. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden. | A '''cherub''' (/ˈtʃɛrəb/; plural '''cherubim'''; Hebrew: כְּרוּב kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים kərūḇīm, likely borrowed from a derived form of Akkadian: 𒅗𒊒𒁍 karābu "to bless" such as 𒅗𒊑𒁍 kāribu "one who blesses," a name for the lamassu) is one of the [[angel]]s who directly attend to [[Yahweh|God]], according to [[Abrahamic religion]]s. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the [[Garden of Eden]]. | ||
In Jewish [[Hierarchy of angels|angelic hierarchy]], cherubim have the ninth (second-lowest) rank in Maimonides' ''Mishneh Torah'' (12th century), and the third rank in [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] works such as ''Berit Menuchah'' (14th century). ''De Coelesti Hierarchia'' places them in the highest rank alongside [[Seraphim]] and [[Thrones]]. | In Jewish [[Hierarchy of angels|angelic hierarchy]], cherubim have the ninth (second-lowest) rank in Maimonides' ''Mishneh Torah'' (12th century), and the third rank in [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] works such as ''Berit Menuchah'' (14th century). ''De Coelesti Hierarchia'' places them in the highest rank alongside [[Seraphim]] and [[Thrones]]. | ||