'Twelve' in the Bible
And behold, a woman who had been suffering with a hemorrhage twelve years approached from behind [and] touched the edge of his cloak,
And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could expel [them] and could heal every disease and every sickness.
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,
Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, "Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans,
And it happened that when Jesus had finished giving orders to his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and to preach in their towns.
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
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.
Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he would put at my disposal at once more than twelve legions of angels?
And he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him and so that he could send them out to preach
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 [there was] a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} twelve years.
and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around (for she was twelve years old). And {immediately they were utterly and completely astonished}.
And he summoned the twelve and began to send them out two [by] two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
And they picked up the broken pieces, twelve baskets full, and of the fish.
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" They said to him, "Twelve."
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.
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 when he was twelve years [old], they went up according to the custom of the feast.
And when day came, he summoned his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:
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,
because {he had} an only daughter, about twelve years [old], and she was dying. Now as he was going, the crowds were pressing against him.
And a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} for twelve years (who, [although she] had spent all [her] assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)
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 [they] all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up by them--twelve baskets of broken pieces.
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 they gathered [them], and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.
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.)
Jesus replied, Are [there] not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks around in the daylight, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
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.
You can ascertain that {it has not been more than} twelve days {since} I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
to which our twelve tribes hope to attain as [they] earnestly serve [him] night and day. Concerning this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king!
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!
from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun and [with] the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars,
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 city is laid out as a square, and its length is the same as [its] width. And he measured the city with the measuring rod at twelve thousand stadia; the length and the width and the height of it are equal.
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.
in the middle of its street, and {on both sides of the river} [is] the tree of life, producing twelve fruits--yielding its fruit according to every month--and the leaves of the tree [are] for the healing of the nations.