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Heb 9:5. Χερουβὶμ, the Cherubim) Exo 25:20; Exo 37:9.-δόξης, of glory) They were formed of the most precious materials, and represented the Glory of GOD riding upon the Cherubim; Eze 10:4.-κατασκιάζοντα) LXX., συσκιάζοντες, in the passages quoted above.-περὶ ἇν concerning which) The pronoun relates to the whole enumeration, from Heb 9:2.-οὐκ ἔστι νῦν λέγειν, we cannot now speak) The apostle had determined to treat, not so much of the sanctuary and its furniture, as of the sacrifices; and he does not say, we cannot afterwards, but we cannot now, implying, that each of these things also might be profitably discussed.