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15 The angel speaking with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. [a] 16 The city is laid out as a square—its length the same as its width. He measured the city with the rod—12,000 stadia.[b] Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall—144 cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:16 cf. Ezek. 40:3.
  2. Revelation 21:16 About 1400 miles; 1 stadia = 607 feet.