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Limbs which enable flight. In Scripture these are mainly used either of angelic beings or in various symbolic senses, especially of God’s protection.
Ge 7:14; Lev 1:17; Job 39:13,26; Isa 18:1
Clean and unclean winged creatures Lev 11:13-25; Dt 14:11-20; Ac 10:12-15
Cherubim Ex 25:20 See also Ex 37:9; 1Ki 8:6-7 pp 2Ch 5:7-8; 1Ch 28:18; 2Ch 3:11-13; Eze 1:5-25; Eze 3:13; Eze 10:5-22
Other angelic beings Isa 6:2 See also Isa 6:6; Rev 4:8
Birds protect their young Dt 32:11; Isa 34:15; Mt 23:37 pp Lk 13:34
God’s protection likened to a bird’s wings Ps 91:4 See also Ex 19:4; Ru 2:12; Ps 17:8; Ps 36:7; Ps 57:1; Ps 61:4; Ps 63:7; Isa 31:5
Egypt’s protection likened to an eagle’s wings Eze 17:7 Zedekiah’s fruitless appeal to Egypt for help against Babylon
Judgment on Israel Dt 28:49 See also Isa 8:7-8; Eze 17:3-4; Hos 8:1; Hab 1:8; Zec 5:9
Judgment on others Jer 48:40; Jer 49:22; Rev 9:9
God rides on the wings of the wind 2Sa 22:11 pp Ps 18:10 See also Ps 104:3
God renews his people’s strength Isa 40:31
Israel described as a winged bird See also Ps 68:13; Isa 10:14
Wings symbolise the ability to escape Ps 55:6 See also Rev 12:14
Wings symbolise instability Pr 23:5 See also Ecc 10:20
Wings symbolise strength Da 7:6 See also Da 7:4
Wings of the dawn Ps 139:9
Wings of the sun Mal 4:2 God is likened to the rays of the sun.
4110 | angels |
4150 | cherubim |
4180 | seraphim |
4612 | birds |
4660 | insects |
4860 | wind |
5126 | arm |
5480 | protection |
7306 | ark of the covenant |
7340 | clean and unclean |
7396 | Most Holy Place |
9210 | judgment, God’s |