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12 was a very important number in Jewish culture. 12 signified 'perfection'. Part of the reason that 12 was special was that it is the smallest number that has a great number of factors (eg 1,2,3,4,and 6 all divide into 12 with no remainder. No other small number has so many factors).
As a result, 12 was used as a 'perfect' number - such as 12 symbols of the zodiac, 12x2 hours in the day, 12x5 seconds to the minute and minutes to the hour, 12 tribes of Israel and so on. In Revelation, the number in heaven is stated as "144,000" - ie 12 X 12 thousand. In other words, the number is not a literal number but signified a perfect multitude.
Jesus did not only have 12 close disciples, but he also had an inner group of intimate friends Peter, James and John (3 = a quarter of 12) and also a larger group of 72 adherents (half of 12 X 12). After Jesus' death Judas killed himself leaving just 11 disciples. After the resurrection and ascension, the disciples then agreed that the 12 should be restored, and so the replacement disciple, Matthias, was elected to take Judas' place, restoring the number to the perfect 12.
Jacob fathered 12 sons. They are the ancestors of the tribes of Israel, and the ones for whom the tribesare named. Each occupied a separate territory
It was to fit in line with the works of Revelation to fulfill prophesy about Heaven.
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Our Lord had 12 apostles. Of those, only Judas Iscariot is not a saint as he was the person who betrayed Our Lord. Matthias took his place as an apostle and he, too, is a saint. As far as disciples, this term means anyone who is a faithful follower of Our Lord - living or dead. There is no way to know this number.
The possessive form of the plural noun disciples is disciples'.Example: His disciples' loyalty is remarkable.
Mark and Luke were not one of the Twelve Disciples.
The 12 Apostlesof the Lord.Simon (or Peter)AndrewJamesJohnPhilipBartholomewThomasMatthewJamesThaddaeusSimon the ZealotJudas Iscariot (The traitor)Matthias (Chosen after Judas Iscariot betrayed the Lord, he was chosen by the remaining 11 apostles to bring the nuber up to 12)
Yes. In the New Testament book of Acts chapter 15 Paul meets with the leaders (some of the 12 disciples) of the Jerusalem church
12 Disciples of Jesus
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Yes, it is true that the 12 disciples of Jesus were Jewish.
How many disciples?There were 12 disciples. Judas betrayed Christ, and was replaced by Mathias.
The 12 disciples were not prophets.
The 12 disciples were allowed to take only a staff for their journey.
There is no clear historical evidence to definitively confirm whether the 12 disciples had wives or not. The Bible does not explicitly mention the marital status of all the disciples.
They are usually called the Apostles, but they are also referred to as the 12 Disciples. It's better to always include the 12 (with both Apostles and Disciples), both for clarity and also because Christ had many, many disciples.
Jesus had 12 Disciples
No, the 12 disciples were not specifically chosen from the 12 tribes of Israel. They were selected by Jesus from various backgrounds to follow him and spread his teachings.
The event that demonstrated to the 12 disciples that Jesus was the Messiah was his resurrection from the dead.
The 12 disciples were the closest followers of Jesus during his ministry.