The number twelve carries religious, mythological and magical symbolism, generally representing perfection, entirety, or cosmic order in traditions since antiquity.
- 12 tribes of Israel
- 12 disciples of Jesus
- 12 Imams in Islam
- 12 gates in heaven
- 12 angels
- 12 inches in a foot
- 12 eggs in a dozen
- 12 ribs on a human being
- 12 hours on a clock
- 12 hours earth orbits the sun
- 12 is easily divisible by 1,2,3,4,6, and 12
- 12 months in the year
- 12 is the symbol of love
- 12 signs of the Zodiac
- 12 sided universe
- 12 gods in Greek mythology
- 12 sons of the Norse god Odin
And, I am sure that we can think of more, if we wanted to take the time, which we probably do not...
Some think of the number 12 as the perfect number and it has been used often by those who believe that extraterrestrials have visited earth and were actually the ones who imparted than knowledge to the people because 10, instead of 12, would be a more common number to use, especially when considering the early development of mankind... and the fact that we have 10 fingers and 10 toes... not 12... and yet those early civilizations had a mathematical system that was based upon the number 12...
Riddle me that one...
