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Cherub

A cherub (; pl.: cherubim; Hebrew: כְּרוּב kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים kərūḇīm) is one type of supernatural being in the Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden.

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• ▸Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street
• ▸Bordeaux Cathedral
• ▸Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty

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