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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.

15 And the one who spoke with me (C)had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 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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  1. Revelation 21:16 About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 metres

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

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(C) of gold to measure the city, its gates(D) and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long.

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  1. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers