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Ezekiel 1
Among the exiles by the river Chebar, Ezekiel sees a storm from the north, four living creatures with four faces and wings, wheels within wheels full of eyes, and above them a throne with the likeness of the glory of the LORD, and he falls on his face.
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Their bodies are artistic: robed, winged figures with veiled, bowed heads and no faces.
The text gives no appearance, and the lab draws no faces on any figure. Ancient Near Eastern winged guardians were often winged sphinxes (lion bodies with human heads); Ezekiel's cherubim have four faces (Ezekiel 1:10; 10:14).