twelve are the tribes of Israel
&
sons of Jacob
loaves of showbread on the shulchan
stones on the Hoshen, high priest's breastplate
no of stones Eliyahu used to make the altar for God at Carmel
age a girl becomes Bat Mitzvah
no of springs of water in the wilderness after marah
months of the year, signs of the Zodiac
hours of the daytime, and hours of night
dozen
12 inches to a foot
humans have 12 cranial nerves and 12 ribs
a Force 12 wind is a hurricane
Heracles had 12 labours
Odin had 12 sons
King Arthur had 12 knights around the round table (including himself)
Jesus had 12 apostles
Christmas has 12 days
12 Angry men
12 step programme in AA
and 12 points is the maximum score in the voting in the Eurovision Song Contest
twelve is a complete complex unit
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