12 It had a great, high wall, (A)with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—

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14 And the wall of the city had twelve (A)foundations, and (B)on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia.[a] Its length and width and height are equal.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:16 About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters

17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[a] by (A)human measurement, which is also (B)an angel's measurement.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and (A)the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

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