34 Bible Verses about Twelve Things

Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters.

They departed from Marah and came to Elim. There were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms at Elim, so they camped there.

Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he had on, tore it into 12 pieces,

The 12 stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the 12 tribes.

The 12 stones corresponded to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone was engraved like a seal with one of the names of the 12 tribes.

This was the dedication gift from the leaders of Israel for the altar when it was anointed: 12 silver dishes, 12 silver basins, and 12 gold bowls.

The 12 gold bowls full of incense each weighed four ounces measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold bowls was three pounds.

“Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral houses. Write each man’s name on his staff.

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each of the leaders of their ancestral houses, 12 staffs in all. Aaron’s staff was among them.

When he entered his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her into 12 pieces, limb by limb, and then sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

“Take fine flour and bake it into 12 loaves; each loaf is to be made with four quarts.

Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces!

Then they picked up 12 baskets full of pieces of bread and fish.

When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets of leftover pieces.

So they collected them and filled 12 baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.

and command them: Take 12 stones from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests are standing, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you spend the night.”

and said to them, “Go across to the ark of the Lord your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each of the Israelite tribes,

The Israelites did just as Joshua had commanded them. The 12 men took stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the Israelite tribes, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there.

Joshua also set up 12 stones in the middle of the Jordan where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing. The stones are there to this day.

Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the 12 stones they had taken from the Jordan,

Elijah took 12 stones—according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel will be your name”—

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: In the Messianic Age, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—12 cities, with their villages;

along with Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—12 cities, with their villages.

Merari’s descendants received 12 cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

All 12 cities were allotted to the clans of Merari’s descendants, the remaining Levite clans.

The city wall had 12 foundations, and the 12 names of the Lamb’s 12 apostles were on the foundations.

“These are the exits of the city:

On the north side, which measures 1½ miles,

The city had a massive high wall, with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the 12 tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.

The 12 gates are 12 pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The broad street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

down the middle of the broad street of the city. The tree of life was on both sides of the river, bearing 12 kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations,

the fifth sardonyx,
the sixth carnelian,
the seventh chrysolite,
the eighth beryl,
the ninth topaz,
the tenth chrysoprase,
the eleventh jacinth,
the twelfth amethyst.