12. It had a massive, high wall, with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationed and on which names were inscribed, [the names] of the twelve tribes of the Israelites.
13. There were three gates facing east, three north, three south, and three west.
14. The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15. The one who spoke to me held a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16. The city was square, its length the same as [also] its width. He measured the city with the rod and found it fifteen hundred miles in length and width and height.