'The Twelve' in the Bible

All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel, and this [is] what their father said to them when he blessed them, each according to their blessing.

And Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh, and he rose early in the morning, and he built an altar at the base of the mountain and [set up] twelve memorial stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.

These [are] the ones counted whom Moses and Aaron mustered, with the twelve leaders of Israel, each one from {his family}.

the twelve golden dishes filled [with] incense, each dish [weighing] ten shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, all the gold of the dishes one hundred and twenty;

So Joshua summoned the twelve men whom he had appointed from the {Israelites}, one from each tribe.

and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;

So he went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat while he [was] plowing [with] twelve pairs of oxen before him. When he and the twelve passed Elijah, he threw his cloak on him.

and the one sea and the twelve oxen underneath it.

The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze oxen that [were] under the kettle stands which King Solomon had made for the {temple} of Yahweh--there was not a weight for the bronze of all these vessels!

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "This [is] the boundary [by] which you shall distribute the land for {the twelve} tribes of Israel: Two shares [shall be for] Joseph.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And [as] Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples by themselves and said to them on the way,

Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

And [when it] was evening, he was reclining at table with the twelve disciples.

And [while] he was still speaking, behold, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter,

And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.

And he summoned the twelve and began to send them out two [by] two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

And he sat down [and] called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all."

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and [after] looking around at everything, [because] the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And Judas Iscariot, who [was] one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

And [when it] was evening, he arrived with the twelve.

But he said to them, "[It is] one of the twelve--the one who is dipping [bread] into the bowl with me.

And immediately, [while] he was still speaking, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

And it happened that {afterward} also he was going about from [one] town and village [to another] preaching and proclaiming the good news concerning the kingdom of God, and the twelve [were] with him,

And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases,

Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up [and] said to him, "Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place.

And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets with reference to the Son of Man will be accomplished.

And Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

[While] he was still speaking, behold, [there came] a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him.

So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, [do you]?"

Jesus replied to them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is the devil?"

(Now he was speaking about Judas [son] of Simon Iscariot, because this one--one of the twelve--was going to betray him.)

Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

So the twelve summoned the community of disciples [and] said, "It is not desirable [that] we neglect the word of God to serve tables.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac [did so with] Jacob, and Jacob [did so with] the twelve patriarchs.

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Greetings!

It has a great and high wall that has twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on [the gates] which are of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel--

And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them [are] twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And the twelve gates [are] twelve pearls, each one of the gates was from a single pearl. And the street of the city [is] pure gold, like transparent glass.