The Bible speaks of spirits loyal to God and of those who have rebelled against him. The book of Genesis says that when Jehovah drove disobedient Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden, he posted cherubs, or angels, to the east of the garden to prevent anyone from entering it.
बायबलमध्ये, देवाशी एकनिष्ठ राहिलेल्या व त्याच्याविरुद्ध बंड केलेल्या आत्मिक प्राण्यांविषयी अर्थात देवदूतांविषयी सांगितलेले आहे.