Holy Scripture
Exodus 25:18
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“We are told too that "the words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tried in the fire"; again, in another place "the tongue of the just" is said to be "as silver tried by fire." And the cherubim are described as golden, because they are by interpretation the plentitude of knowledge. And it is commanded also that a c…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.
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16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.
17And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.
— Exodus 25:18 —
19They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.
20The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.