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=== Cherubim ===

'''Cherubim''' (singular: '''cherub''') are an order of attendant angels whose main purpose is to guard [[Yahweh]] and his immediate spiritual space. They all appear as chimeric creatures with parts from a mixture of different [[animals]], but their appearances are more variable than those of most other orders. Most cherubim have four arms, two legs, and four heads or faces, though they may have four legs,

'''Cherubim''' (singular: '''cherub''') are an order of attendant angels whose main purpose is to guard [[Yahweh]] and his immediate spiritual space. They all appear as chimeric creatures with parts from a mixture of different [[animals]], but their appearances are more variable than those of most other orders. Most cherubim have four arms, two legs, and four heads or faces, though they may have four legs, 2-5 heads or faces, or, less commonly, varying numbers of other body parts. Their four heads or faces are most commonly as follows: one of a man, one of a bull, one of a lion, and one of an eagle. Feathered wings colored from yellow to golden-brown are usually attached to their arms in a manner like those of gliding dinosaurs or the Egyptian goddess Isis, a phenomenon that is unique among angelic forms. The arms themselves are humanlike but covered in fine feathers. They may have one pair of arm-wings and one pair of normal wings, and they may have wingless arms as well, but their hands are usually humanlike and unfeathered. Their legs are humanlike, but usually end in hooves rather than feet; less common variants end in talons or paws instead.

Cherubim, like seraphim, almost never interact with humans or spiritual beings other than Yahweh and other attendant angels. Their complete duties are not entirely known, but they are known to act as guards of some sort, perhaps maintaining a defensive field of naphsha to protect Yahweh and his attendants from attacks. They do not act as guardian angels for humans or answer to human prayers for protection.

=== Ophanim ===

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-'''Cherubim''' (singular: '''cherub''') are an order of attendant angels whose main purpose is to guard [[Yahweh]] and his immediate spiritual space. They all appear as chimeric creatures with parts from a mixture of different [[animals]], but their appearances are more variable than those of most other orders. Most cherubim have four arms, two legs, and four heads or faces, though they may have four legs,
+'''Cherubim''' (singular: '''cherub''') are an order of attendant angels whose main purpose is to guard [[Yahweh]] and his immediate spiritual space. They all appear as chimeric creatures with parts from a mixture of different [[animals]], but their appearances are more variable than those of most other orders. Most cherubim have four arms, two legs, and four heads or faces, though they may have four legs, 2-5 heads or faces, or, less commonly, varying numbers of other body parts. Their four heads or faces are most commonly as follows: one of a man, one of a bull, one of a lion, and one of an eagle. Feathered wings colored from yellow to golden-brown are usually attached to their arms in a manner like those of gliding dinosaurs or the Egyptian goddess Isis, a phenomenon that is unique among angelic forms. The arms themselves are humanlike but covered in fine feathers. They may have one pair of arm-wings and one pair of normal wings, and they may have wingless arms as well, but their hands are usually humanlike and unfeathered. Their legs are humanlike, but usually end in hooves rather than feet; less common variants end in talons or paws instead.
+Cherubim, like seraphim, almost never interact with humans or spiritual beings other than Yahweh and other attendant angels. Their complete duties are not entirely known, but they are known to act as guards of some sort, perhaps maintaining a defensive field of naphsha to protect Yahweh and his attendants from attacks. They do not act as guardian angels for humans or answer to human prayers for protection.
 === Ophanim ===

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