Graphic Bible · Scene 11 of 16

The two gold-covered cherubim stand side by side; outer wings touch opposite walls, inner wings touch each other. Verify exact arrangement visually.
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1 Kings 6:27-28

Wings touch wall and wing

Building the House of Yahweh · 1 Kings 6

Story guide: Two gold-covered cherubim fill the inner house, their outer wings reaching opposite walls and their inner wings meeting in the middle.

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27He placed the cherubim inside the inner house, and the cherubim spread out their wings, so that the wing of the one touched the wall, and the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall; and their wings toward the middle of the house were touching wing to wing.

28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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