'The Twelve' in the Bible

These are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each of them an appropriate blessing.

and Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones -- according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like the engravings of a seal.

The stones were for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, corresponding to the number of their names. Each name corresponding to one of the twelve tribes was like the engravings of a seal.

These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.

The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed 10 shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel; all the gold of the pans weighed 120 shekels.

Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the Lord's temple -- including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called "The Sea," the twelve bronze bulls under "The Sea," and the movable stands -- was too heavy to be weighed.

At the end of the twelve months that were required for the women, when the turn of each young woman arrived to go to King Ahasuerus -- for in this way they had to fulfill their time of cosmetic treatment: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfume and various ointments used by women --

The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the Lord's temple (including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called "The Sea," the twelve bronze bulls under "The Sea," and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: "Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel. (Joseph will have two portions.)

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

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

When it was evening, he took his place at the table with the twelve.

While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.

When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands.

Then, when it was evening, he came to the house with the twelve.

He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who dips his hand with me into the bowl.

Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders.

Some time afterward he went on through towns and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,

After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus, "Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place."

Then Jesus took the twelve aside and said to them, "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.

But the twelve understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what Jesus meant.

Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one 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, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to kiss him.

So Jesus said to the twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?"

Jesus replied, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?"

(Now he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for Judas, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.)

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

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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

From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!

It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.

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

And the twelve gates are twelve pearls -- each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.