There are twelve gates to the city, hallelujah. (Judy Henske 1967 great singer.)
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And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
The first foundation was jasper;
the second, sapphire;
the third, a chalcedony;
the fourth, an emerald;
the fifth, sardonyx;
the sixth, sardius;
the seventh, chrysolyte;
the eighth, beryl;
the ninth, a topaz;
the tenth, a chrysoprasus;
the eleventh, a jacinth;
the twelfth, an amethyst.
The golden city
Gold was known from the earliest times (Genesis 2:11). It was principally used for ornaments (Genesis 24:22). It was very abundant (I Chronicles 22:14; Nahum 2:9; Daniel 3:1). Many tons of it were used in connection with the temple (II Chronicles 1:15). It was found in Arabia, Sheba, and Ophir (I Kings 9:28; 10:1; Job 28:16), but not in Palestine.
In Daniel 2:38, the Babylonian Empire is spoken of as a "head of gold" because of its great riches; and Babylon was called by (Isaiah 14:4) the "golden city" (RSV marg., "exactress," adopting the reading marhebah , instead of the usual word madhebah
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