and had Lit. having; but there is a break in the construction, at least as marked as that given by the A. V.

a wall great and high Its exact height is stated in Revelation 21:17.

twelve gates … Israel So Ezekiel 48:31-34. Probably the order of the names on the gates would be the same as there; but the order can hardly be pressed as important, since it is quite different from that of the foursquare encampment in the wilderness, Numbers 2. The 12 gates of heavenin Enoch xxxiii xxxv. do not really present a very close parallel to these.

twelve angels As porters and sentinels. Such officers are in keeping with the image of a well-ordered city, though in fact neither they, nor walls and gates, are practically needed in this City of Peace.

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