Verse 17

He measured its wall to be one hundred forty-four cubits, by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained from the remnant of the Rephaim. Look, his bed was made of iron and is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It is nine cubits long and four cubits wide, according to the standard cubit.
  • Rev 7:4 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
  • Rev 13:18 : 18 This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and its number is 666.
  • Rev 14:3 : 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  • Rev 21:9 : 9 Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke to me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.'