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17 He also measured the thickness of its wall. It was two hundred sixteen feet[a] thick, as a person—or rather, an angel—measures things. 18 The wall was built of jasper, and the city was pure gold, like pure glass. 19 The city wall’s foundations were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was chalcedony, and the fourth was emerald.

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  1. Revelation 21:17 Or one hundred forty-four pechon (cubits)

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