The maiden then tells her father to go along the bank till he comes to a hill.
He reaches the hill, and beholds the heavenly city.
As St. John saw it, so he beheld it.
The city was of burnished gold.
Pitched upon gems, the foundation composed of twelve stones.
The names of the precious stones.
i. Jasper.
ii. Sapphire.
iii. Chalcedony.
iv. Emerald.