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==Profile==
==Profile==
===Origin===
===Origin===
Thrones are based on the description of the wheels (''[[wikipedia:ophanim|ophanim]]'' in Hebrew) of God's chariot in the Book of Ezekiel, which are interpreted as a class of angel in later writings. The name "throne" comes from Colossians 1:16, which mentions that God is the creator of thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers; this is interpreted by some as referring to kinds of angels, and the thrones are identified with the ''ophanim'' of Ezekiel.
Thrones are based on the description of the wheels (''[[wikipedia:ophanim|ophanim]]'' in Hebrew) of God's chariot in the Book of Ezekiel, which are interpreted as a class of angel in later writings. The name "throne" comes from Colossians 1:16, which mentions that God is the creator of thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers; this is interpreted by Pseudo-Dionysius in the ''Corpus Areopagiticum'' as referring to kinds of angels, and the thrones are identified with the ''ophanim'' of Ezekiel.


===Design===
===Design===