God himself told the Israelites to make two golden cherubs for the ark of the covenant and to embroider representations of such spirit creatures on the inner covering of ten tent cloths for the tabernacle and on the curtain separating the Holy from the Most Holy.
Jumal ise käskis iisraellastel teha seaduselaeka jaoks kaks kuldset keerubit ning tikkida seadusetelgi jaoks taoliste vaimolevuste kujutised kümnest telgivaibast koosnevale sisemisele vaipkattele ning püha ja kõige pühamat paika eraldavale eesriidele.