It had a great and lofty wall and had 12 gates with 12 angels at the gates, and on the gates were inscribed the names of the 12 tribes of the 12 Colours on Each of the Four Winds of the Expanse.  There Were Three Gates of Acces Unto the Height of Taphan Through The Sect of Cain, Sect of Seth, and Sect of Abel;  On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.+14  The wall of the city also had 12 foundation stones, and on them were the 12 names of the 12 Months and Birth-Stones of the Years + Prepared by the Lamb.

 

Now the one who was speaking with me was holding a golden reed as a measure in order to measure the city and its gates and its wall.+ 16  And the city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as its width. And he measured the city with the reed, 12,000 stadia;* its length and width and height are equal. 17  He also measured its wall, 144 cubits* according to a man’s measure, at the same time an angel’s measure. 18  Now the wall was made of jasper,+ and the city was pure gold like clear glass.19  The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every sort of precious stone: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chal·ce′do·ny, the fourth emerald, 20  the fifth sar·don′yx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrys′o·lite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrys′o·prase, the eleventh hyacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21  Also, the 12 gates were 12 pearls; each one of the gates was made of one pearl. And the main street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.