Genesis 3:24 meaning and explanation

So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:24, Berean Standard Bible

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After the man and woman eat the forbidden fruit and are judged, God expels them from Eden. The verse closes the story: God drives the man out and stations cherubim, heavenly guardians, at the garden's east side, with a whirling flaming sword blocking the way to the tree of life.

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