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Revelation 21:17
And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The angel measures the boundary of the New Jerusalem while John observes the vision of the holy city descending from heaven.
The words — ἐμέτρησεν (emetrēsen) translates literally as "he measured," and τεῖχος (teichos) means "wall."
The thread — The text links this measurement to the dimensions recorded in Deuteronomy 3:11, the sealed multitude in Revelation 7:4, and the numerical calculation demanded in Revelation 13:18.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to identify the precise numerical and material specifications that define the city's physical boundary before interpreting their symbolic meaning.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 3:11 (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
- Revelation 7:4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
- Revelation 13:18 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
- Revelation 21:9 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
- Revelation 14:3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.