Cosmology

Heavenly court, temple symbolism, cherubim throne imagery, prophetic visions, covenantal order.

Intermediary Beings

  • malakhim
  • cherubim
  • seraphim
  • heavenly host
  • named figures in Daniel

Celestial Hierarchy

Canonical materials do not give a full ninefold hierarchy; later traditions develop more elaborate systems.

Reflective Inquiry

What does this civilization's cosmology reveal about order, boundary, mediation, and the human attempt to describe the heavens?

Source References

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Isaiah 6
  4. Ezekiel 1
  5. Daniel 10-12