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Revelation 21:12
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10 And he carried me away ain the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me bthe great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,  
11 ahaving the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.  
12 Also she had a great and high wall with atwelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:  
13 athree gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.  
14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and aon them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.  
15 And he who talked with me ahad a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.  
16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand1 furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Revelation 21:12

Had a wall great and high - An almighty defense.

Twelve gates - A gate for every tribe of Israel, in the vicinity of which gate that tribe dwelt; so that in coming in and going out they did not mix with each other. This description of the city is partly taken from Ezekiel 48:30-35.

In Synopsis Sohar, p. 115, n. 27, it is said: "In the palace of the world to come there are twelve gates, each of which is inscribed with one of the twelve tribes, as that of Reuben, of Simeon, etc.: he, therefore, who is of the tribe of Reuben is received into none of the twelve gates but his own; and so of the rest."




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Revelation 21:12:

Matthew 10:1
Revelation 21:17
Revelation 21:19

 

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