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SWORD, FLAMING

Symbol of the angel referred to as one of the Cherubim who were sent to Eden to guard "the way to the tree of life" (Genesis 3:24) after the expulsion of Adam and Eve. Only in apocryphal writing and sometimes in art is this angel given the name of Jophiel.