<P> There are twelve gates in the wall oriented to the compass with three each on the east , north , south , and west sides . There is an angel at each gate , or gatehouse . These gates are each made of a single pearl , giving them the name of the `` pearly gates '' . The names of the twelve tribes of Israel are written on these gates . </P>
<P> There are twelve gates in the wall oriented to the compass with three each on the east , north , south , and west sides . There is an angel at each gate , or gatehouse . These gates are each made of a single pearl , giving them the name of the `` pearly gates '' . The names of the twelve tribes of Israel are written on these gates . </P>
how many gates are there in the new jerusalem
how many gates are there in the new jerusalem
twelve
twelve