Atlas Biblica

    place

    Cherub

    כְּרוּבχερουβίμ

    Cherub was a place in Babylonia from which some Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity.

    Where the story of Cherub happensWhere the gazetteer locates Cherub, framed to them: Cherub. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Cherub
    Where the gazetteer locates Cherub
    verses
    3
    first named
    Ezra 2:59
    last named
    Hebrews 9:5
    feature
    settlement

    Description

    Cherub in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Cherub is mentioned twice in the Bible, both in the context of the return of Jewish exiles from Babylonia to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 2:59; Nehemiah 7:61). In these passages, Cherub is listed along with other places, such as Tel-melah and Tel-harsha, as the hometowns of some of the returning exiles.

    These exiles were unable to prove their lineage as Israelites or to trace their ancestry to specific families. This suggests that during the Babylonian captivity, some Jews may have settled in Cherub and other nearby towns, and over time, their family records were lost or destroyed.

    The exact location of Cherub is unknown, but it was likely a small town or village in Babylonia, where a community of Jewish exiles had lived during the captivity. The name "Cherub" may be derived from the Akkadian word "kāribu," which means "intercessor" or "one who blesses," possibly indicating a religious significance of the town in Babylonian culture.

    The mention of Cherub in the lists of returning exiles highlights the challenges faced by some Jews in proving their heritage and the diversity of locations from which they returned to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple.

    Relations

    Direct connections

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 5 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 3 books.

    1. Ezra1 verse

      2:59

    2. Nehemiah1 verse

      7:61

    3. Hebrews1 verse

      9:5

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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