Jeremiah 31:39
39 aAnd the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah.Ezekiel 45:6
6“Alongside the portion set apart as the holy district byou shall assign for the property of the city an area 5,000 cubits broad and 25,000 cubits long. cIt shall belong to the whole house of Israel.Ezekiel 48:15-17
15 d“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be efor common use for the city, for dwellings and for fopen country. In the midst of it shall be the city, 16and these shall be its measurements: gthe north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. 17And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250.Ezekiel 48:30-35
The Gates of the City
30“These shall be hthe exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be i4,500 cubits by measure, 31 jthree gates, the gate of kReuben, the gate of lJudah, and the gate of mLevi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. 32On 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. 33On 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. 34On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, ▼▼One Hebrew manuscript, Syriac (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts their gates three
the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. 35The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And othe name of the city from that time on shall be, pThe Lord Is There.” Revelation of John 11:1
The Two Witnesses
1Then I was given qa measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,Revelation of John 21:15-17
15And the one who spoke with me rhad a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. ▼▼About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
Its length and width and height are equal. 17He also measured its wall, 144 cubits ▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
by uhuman measurement, which is also van angel’s measurement.
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