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Christ's Relation to the Twelve. --Significance of the Number
... mystical meaning in the number, we can well see in it a reference to the number
of the tribes of Israel. ... The twelve were to lead the kingdom as his organs. ...
/.../section 76 christs relation to.htm

The Passages in which the Saviour Declares that There Shall be a ...
... ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." [1327]
Here ... Were not this the right interpretation of the twelve thrones, then ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 5 the passages in which.htm

How Christians are the Spiritual Israel.
... out of every tribe of the children of Israel; of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve ...
twelve thousand." And he mentioned each of the tribes singly, with ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/1 how christians are the.htm

The vision
... says he, "the number of those which were sealed"a hundred and forty-and-four thousand
were sealed of all the tribes of Israel;" that is, twelve times twelve ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the vision .htm

The Twelve and the Seventy.
... but rather to go "to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." [42:4] Their number
Twelve corresponded to the number of the tribes, and they were called apostles ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/killen/the ancient church/chapter iii the twelve and.htm

Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists.
... [701]. 1. Apostles. These were originally twelve in number, answering to
the twelve tribes of Israel. In place of the traitor, Judas ...
/.../section 60 apostles prophets evangelists.htm

The Exposition of Details Continued. The Sitting Down on the Grass ...
... And I think that the twelve baskets were in the possession of the ... said "Ye shall
sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." [5364] And as ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/3 the exposition of details.htm

Apostles To-Day?
... As one of the tribes of Israel was replaced ... two others, so in regard to the apostolate;
for Simeon, who fell out, Manasseh and Ephraim were substituted, and ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxii apostles to-day.htm

Exposition of the Details of the Miracle.
... over of the broken pieces, and to place it in baskets filled with that which remained
over, which were in number so many as the tribes of Israel. ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/2 exposition of the details.htm

The New Temple and Its Worship
... faint. Yet God's promise remained, and Israel was immortal. The tribes
were still twelve, and the sacrifices were still theirs. A ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the new temple and its.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Genesis 49:28
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spoke to them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Acts 26:12
Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
Torrey's Topical Textbook

James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Subtopics

The Tribes of Israel were Twelve in Number

The Tribes of Israel: All Inheritance to Remain in the Tribe and Family to Which

The Tribes of Israel: Canaan Divided Amongst Nine and a Half of, by Lot

The Tribes of Israel: Canaan to be Divided Amongst According to Their Numbers

The Tribes of Israel: Descended from Jacob's Sons

The Tribes of Israel: Divided Into Four Divisions While in the Wilderness

The Tribes of Israel: Divided on Mounts Ebal and Gerizim to Hear the Law

The Tribes of Israel: Each Family of, had a Chief or Head

The Tribes of Israel: Each of Divided Into Families