Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cities » Built » Often of a square form
And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.
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Furlong » One-eighth of a mile
But Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs.
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And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.
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And behold, two of them on that day were journeying to a village, distant from Jerusalem sixty furlongs, to which was the name Emmaus:
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Jerusalem » New jerusalem
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride is adorned for her husband.
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And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, as a crystalline, jasper stone; having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. read more.
From the east, three gates; and from the north, three gates; and from the south, three gates; and from the west, three gates. And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And the one speaking with me, had a measure, a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of the man, that is of the angel. And the building of the wall was jasper: and the city pure gold, like transparent glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were ornamented with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedon; the fourth, emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each one of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass. And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, is its temple. And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may light it: and the nations will walk about through its light: and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. And the gates of it shall in no wise be shut in the day, for there will be no night there; and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. And nothing unclean, and the one doing abomination, and falsehood, can at all enter into it: none except those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
From the east, three gates; and from the north, three gates; and from the south, three gates; and from the west, three gates. And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And the one speaking with me, had a measure, a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of the man, that is of the angel. And the building of the wall was jasper: and the city pure gold, like transparent glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were ornamented with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedon; the fourth, emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each one of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass. And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, is its temple. And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may light it: and the nations will walk about through its light: and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. And the gates of it shall in no wise be shut in the day, for there will be no night there; and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. And nothing unclean, and the one doing abomination, and falsehood, can at all enter into it: none except those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Measures » Distances measured by rods and lines
And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.
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Reed » Used as a measuring device (six cubits)
And a reed like a rod was given unto me: saying, Arise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those worshiping in it.
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And the one speaking with me, had a measure, a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.