CHERUB, or CHERUBIN, a Celestial Spirit, which, in the Hierarchy, is plac'd next in order to the Seraphim. See
HIERARCHY.
They are painted red, to signify that they are inflam'd with the Love of God.
The Word is form'd of the Hebrew
בזךב Cherub; the Plural whereof is Cherubim.
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