Cherubim in the ark of the covenant.Their role is to guard God's domain

Each had four faces—that of a man, a lion, an ox,.. Cherubim first appear in genesis 3, and they go on to make appearances throughout the pages of scripture.

Cherubim) was a divine being who dwelt in the heavenly realm of the gods, either as a servant or a mediator between humans and the divine.. They first appear in genesis as guardians of the garden of eden.