Three gates (πυλωνες τρεις) on each of the four sides as in Ezekiel 42:16; "on the east" (απο ανατολης, as in Revelation 16:12, starting from the east), "on the north" (απο βορρα, from the north, as in Luke 13:29), "on the south" (απο νοτου, from the south, as in Luke 13:29), "on the west" (απο δυσμων, from the west, as in Matthew 8:11).