Revelation 21:12
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12 It had a great, high wall, (A)with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—
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Ezekiel 48:31-34
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31 (A)three gates, the gate of (B)Reuben, the gate of (C)Judah, and the gate of (D)Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. 32 On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. 34 On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates,[a] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
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- Ezekiel 48:34 One Hebrew manuscript, Syriac (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts their gates three
Revelation 7:4-8
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4 And (A)I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
5 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,
12,000 from the tribe of Reuben,
12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher,
12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,
12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,
12,000 from the tribe of Levi,
12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,
12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,
12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
Revelation 21:17-21
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17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[a] by (A)human measurement, which is also (B)an angel's measurement. 18 The wall was built of (C)jasper, while the city was pure gold, like (D)clear glass. 19 (E)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and (F)the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
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- Revelation 21:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Revelation 21:25
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25 and (A)its gates will never be shut by day—and (B)there will be no night there.
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Isaiah 54:12
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12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,[a]
your gates of carbuncles,[b]
and all your wall of precious stones.
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- Isaiah 54:12 Or jasper, or ruby
- Isaiah 54:12 Or crystal
Psalm 122:7
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Numbers 2:2-32
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2 (A)“The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side. 3 Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being (B)Nahshon the son of Amminadab, 4 his company as listed being 74,600. 5 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, the chief of the people of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, 6 his company as listed being 54,400. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, 8 his company as listed being 57,400. 9 All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. (C)They shall set out first on the march.
10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur, 11 his company as listed being 46,500. 12 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, 13 his company as listed being 59,300. 14 Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of (D)Reuel, 15 his company as listed being 45,650. 16 All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. (E)They shall set out second.
17 (F)“Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.
18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud, 19 his company as listed being 40,500. 20 And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, 21 his company as listed being 32,200. 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, 23 his company as listed being 35,400. 24 All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. (G)They shall set out third on the march.
25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, 26 his company as listed being 62,700. 27 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran, 28 his company as listed being 41,500. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, 30 his company as listed being 53,400. 31 All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. (H)They shall set out last, standard by standard.”
32 These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers' houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were (I)603,550.
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Isaiah 60:18
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18 (A)Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
devastation or destruction within your borders;
(B)you shall call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.
Nehemiah 12:27
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Dedication of the Wall
27 And at (A)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, (B)with cymbals, harps, and lyres.
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Acts 26:7
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7 (A)to which (B)our twelve tribes hope to (C)attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope (D)I am accused by Jews, O king!
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Psalm 51:18
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Ezra 9:9
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9 (A)For we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, (B)but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection[a] in Judea and Jerusalem.
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- Ezra 9:9 Hebrew a wall
Hebrews 1:14
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14 Are they not all ministering spirits (A)sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to (B)inherit salvation?
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Luke 16:22
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22 The poor man died and was carried by (A)the angels (B)to Abraham's side.[a] The rich man also died and was buried,
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- Luke 16:22 Greek bosom; also verse 23
Luke 15:10
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10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before (A)the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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Matthew 18:10
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10 “See that you do not despise (A)one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven (B)their angels always (C)see the face of my Father who is in heaven.[a]
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- Matthew 18:10 Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost
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