{"id":114534,"date":"2026-11-08T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114534"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:15","slug":"biblical-meaning-number-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/biblical-meaning-number-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Que signifie 12 dans la Bible ? Tribus, ap\u00f4tres et portes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible never says what the number twelve means, and it uses twelve to count God&#039;s people: the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve apostles, and the twelve gates and foundations of the holy city in Revelation 21. It starts with Jacob&#039;s sons, and it ends with the names of the tribes on the city&#039;s gates and the names of the apostles in its foundations. We went through the Project Gutenberg text of the King James Version counting the word\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible never defines twelve, but it keeps counting God&#039;s people with it: twelve tribes, twelve apostles, twelve gates in Revelation 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-114534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3153,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/apostles-vs-disciples\/","url_meta":{"origin":114534,"position":0},"title":"Apostles vs Disciples: What Is the Difference?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mai 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A disciple follows Jesus and learns from him; an apostle is a disciple he sent with authority. 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