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Revelation 21:16-17
English Standard Version
Revelation 21:16-17
English Standard Version
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. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[b] by (A)human measurement, which is also (B)an angel's measurement.
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- Revelation 21:16 About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
- Revelation 21:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Revelation 21:16-17
New International Version
Revelation 21:16-17
New International Version
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. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(A) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c]
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
- Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
- Revelation 21:17 Or high
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