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Had (echōn). Masculine present active participle of echō instead of echon (neuter like to teichos), and the participle occurs independently as if a principal verb (eichen) as often in this book.
Twelve foundations (themelious dōdeka). Foundation stones, old adjective (from thema, from tithēmi), here as in 1Co 3:11.; 2Ti 2:19, with lithous (stones understood), though often neuter substantive to themelion (Luk 6:48.; Act 16:26). See Isa 28:16; Heb 11:10. Twelve because of the twelve apostles as foundation stones (Eph 2:20).
On them (ep' autōn). On the twelve foundation stones.
Names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb (onomata tōn dōdeka apostolōn tou arniou). Jesus had spoken of twelve thrones for the apostles (Mat 19:28); names of all twelve are here written, not just that of Peter, as some would argue from Mat 16:18. As a matter of fact, Christ is the corner stone or akrogōniaion (1Pe 2:6; 1Co 3:10; Eph 2:20), though rejected by the Sanhedrin (Mat 21:42.). One may wonder if the name of Judas is on that stone or that of Matthias.