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30 The City Gates. These are the exits from the city, the gates of which are named after the tribes of Israel.

On the north side, which will measure four thousand five hundred cubits in length, 31 there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.

32 On the east side, which will measure four thousand five hundred cubits in length, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.

33 On the south side, which will measure four thousand five hundred cubits in length, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.

34 On the west side, which will measure four thousand five hundred cubits in length, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.

35 The perimeter of the city will measure eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city from that time on will be: “The Lord Is There.”

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