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Are the twelve apostles and twelve tribes of Israel the same?

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In John's gospel the twelve apostles were presented as the new heads of the same old tribes of Israel. Jesus' identification with his people is inseparable. read more

A2A No, not at all. The twelve tribes of Israel came to be way back in the Old Testament, they had one father, Jacob who was renamed Israel. Jesus chose his twelve disciples much latter and only a couple of them were related to each other. read more

and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. read more

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