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Twelve in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism
The number twelve = the 12 powers of the human mind — the complete set of inner abilities (faith, strength, love, wisdom, imagination, will, understanding, zeal, power, order, renunciation, life). The 12 tribes, the 12 apostles, the 12 gates all point to the same truth: the whole self is made of these 12 powers, and all must be awake for the full person to appear.
Read the whole map. Every symbol in the Bible is a state of your own mind — the book lays out the entire system, from Genesis to Revelation, in plain language.
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