What are all the different species of intelligent beings that God has created?
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The Four Living Creatures in Revelation are also described in Ezekiel 10, when he has a vision of the Cherubim - which are either heavenly beings and/or angels depending on who you ask:
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
Also, to my understanding (at least in Revelation) these creatures are supposed to represent the Four Evangelists - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Depending on your denomination and what you do or do not consider scriptural, in Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazakh we have the following:
Chayot ha-Kodesh - Ezekiel Chs 1-10 (creatures)
Ophanim - also in Ezekiel Chs 1-10 ("wheels")
Erelim - Isaiah 33:7
Hashmallim - Ezekiel 1:4
Seraphim - Isaiah 6
Malakim - regular angels/messengers; seen throughout
Elohim - "godly beings" (this is why the Lord is typically called Adonai Elohim)
Bene Elohim - the sons of God/godly beings
Cherubim - we see them throughout the Bible.
Ishim - manlike beings in Genesis 18:32 and Daniel 10:5
Nephilim - sons of the fallen angels (sometimes called "Watchers"). They were giants created after the angels exchanged in relations with human women.
*note I used Judaism as the reference for the names
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