Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cities » Built » Often of a square form
And the city is a quadrangle, and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it; and he measured the city with the cane, twelve thousand furlongs: the breadth, and the length, and the height of it, are exactly proportioned.
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Furlong » One-eighth of a mile
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
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And the city is a quadrangle, and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it; and he measured the city with the cane, twelve thousand furlongs: the breadth, and the length, and the height of it, are exactly proportioned.
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And behold, two of them were going the same day to a village, distant about sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, called Emmaus.
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Jerusalem » New jerusalem
And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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And he bore me away in spirit unto a great and exceeding high mountain, and shewed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her brilliance was like the most precious gem, as a jasper stone, transparent as crystal; and she had a great wall and lofty, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed on them, which are those of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. read more.
From the east three gates; from the north three gates; from the south three gates; from the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me held a golden cane to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city is a quadrangle, and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it; and he measured the city with the cane, twelve thousand furlongs: the breadth, and the length, and the height of it, are exactly proportioned. He measured also the wall of it a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, for such is that of an angel. The structure of the wall of it was jasper, and the city pure gold, like clear glass. And the foundations of the walls of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation a jasper; the second a sapphire; the third a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald; the fifth a sardonyx; the sixth a sardius; the seventh a chrysolite; the eighth a beryl; the ninth a topaz; the tenth a chrysoprasus; the eleventh a jacinth; the twelfth an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve several pearls; every one of the gates was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, even the Lamb. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine upon it: for the glory of God illuminates it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. And the nations of those that are saved shall walk about in the light thereof; and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and their honour into it; and her gates shall be never shut by day (for there is no night there); and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it. And there shall no more enter into it any thing unclean, or that practises abomination and lying; but only those who are written in the book of life of the Lamb.
From the east three gates; from the north three gates; from the south three gates; from the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me held a golden cane to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city is a quadrangle, and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it; and he measured the city with the cane, twelve thousand furlongs: the breadth, and the length, and the height of it, are exactly proportioned. He measured also the wall of it a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, for such is that of an angel. The structure of the wall of it was jasper, and the city pure gold, like clear glass. And the foundations of the walls of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation a jasper; the second a sapphire; the third a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald; the fifth a sardonyx; the sixth a sardius; the seventh a chrysolite; the eighth a beryl; the ninth a topaz; the tenth a chrysoprasus; the eleventh a jacinth; the twelfth an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve several pearls; every one of the gates was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, even the Lamb. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine upon it: for the glory of God illuminates it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. And the nations of those that are saved shall walk about in the light thereof; and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and their honour into it; and her gates shall be never shut by day (for there is no night there); and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it. And there shall no more enter into it any thing unclean, or that practises abomination and lying; but only those who are written in the book of life of the Lamb.
Measures » Distances measured by rods and lines
And the city is a quadrangle, and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it; and he measured the city with the cane, twelve thousand furlongs: the breadth, and the length, and the height of it, are exactly proportioned.
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Reed » Used as a measuring device (six cubits)
AND there was given me a cane like a measuring staff; and the angel stood by, saying, Arise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship therein.
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And he that talked with me held a golden cane to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city is a quadrangle, and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it; and he measured the city with the cane, twelve thousand furlongs: the breadth, and the length, and the height of it, are exactly proportioned.