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TWELVE, THE

The central circle of Jesus’ disciples, whom he called to be apostles. The term “the Twelve” appears in all four Gospels (even after the death of Judas at John 20:24; cf. Luke 24:9). Lists of the Twelve in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts agree on the number but not entirely on their names (Matt. 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13). “The Twelve” also appears as a designation for the apostles at Acts 6:2; 1 Cor. 15:5; Rev. 21:14. The uses of the term suggest that a particular significance was attached to the number itself. Jesus related the number of this group to the 12 tribes of Israel in such a way that the apostles become the core of an eschatological Israel (Matt. 19:28 = Luke 22:30); a similar idea is expressed at Rev. 21:14 (cf. Eph. 2:20). The choosing of Matthias after the death of Judas was an attempt to restore the number of the Twelve (Acts 1:15-26).






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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