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[[File:Tetramorph meteora.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|A tetramorph cherub, in [[Eastern Orthodox]] iconography]]
[[File:Tetramorph meteora.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|A tetramorph cherub, in [[Eastern Orthodox]] iconography]]
'''Cherubim''' (singular '''cherub''') is an order of angels. According to [[Genesis]], the gates of the [[Garden of Eden]] are guarded by two cherubim, holding flaming swords, to bar entry back into the Garden. Cherubim also decorate the [[Ark of the Covenant]].
'''Cherubim''' (singular '''cherub''') is an order of angels. According to [[Genesis]], the gates of the [[Garden of Eden]] are guarded by two cherubim, holding flaming swords, to bar entry back into the Garden. Cherubim also decorate the [[Ark of the Covenant]].