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15 The angel who was talking to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city was square. It was as wide as it was long. He measured the city with the stick. It was 12,000 stadia [a] long. Its length, width, and height were the same. 17 He measured its wall. According to human measurement, which the angel was using, it was 144 cubits.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 21:16 One stadion is equivalent to 607 feet.
  2. 21:17 One cubit is equivalent to 21 inches.

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