Revelation 21:12

And it had a wall great and lofty, which had twelve gates, and names inscribed on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

In Context

11in which was the glory of God, as a brilliant light, and resembling a very precious gem; like a jasper stone, resembling crystal.

13On the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates.

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Cross References

Luke 15:10I say to you, That there will thus be joy, before the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:10-27

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a… Read the whole commentary →

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