Genesis 3:24

New Century Version

After God forced humans out of the garden, he placed angels and a sword of fire that flashed around in every direction on its eastern border. This kept people from getting to the tree of life.

Cross References

Genesis 3:23

So the Lord God forced Adam out of the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.

Genesis 4:1

Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. Eve said, “With the Lord’s help, I have given birth to a man.”

Genesis 4:14

Today you have forced me to stop working the ground, and now I must hide from you. I must wander around on the earth, and anyone who meets me can kill me.”

Psalm 104:4

You make the winds your messengers, and flames of fire are your servants.

Psalm 80:1

Shepherd of Israel, listen to us. You lead the people of Joseph like a flock. You sit on your throne between the gold creatures with wings. Show your greatness

Psalm 99:1

The Lord is king. Let the peoples shake with fear. He sits between the gold creatures with wings. Let the earth shake.

Exodus 25:2

“Tell the Israelites to bring me gifts. Receive for me the gifts each person wants to give.

Ezekiel 10:1

Then I looked and saw in the dome above the heads of the living creatures something like a sapphire gem which looked like a throne.

Ezekiel 31:11

So I handed it over to a mighty ruler of the nations for him to punish it. Because it was evil, I got rid of it.

Numbers 22:23

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a sword in his hand, the donkey left the road and went into the field. Balaam hit the donkey to force her back on the road.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

Hebrews 1:7

This is what God said about the angels: “God makes his angels become like winds. He makes his servants become like flames of fire.”

Joshua 5:13

Joshua was near Jericho when he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a sword in his hand. Joshua went to him and asked, “Are you a friend or an enemy?”

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent men to Shiloh. They brought back the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord All-Powerful, who sits between the gold creatures with wings. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the Ark.