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Twelve Apostles
certain disciples of Jesus Christ in Christian tradition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Twelve Apostles, (somebody sent forth/sent out) [1] were men who, according to the Synoptic Gospels and Christian tradition, were chosen from among the disciples (students) of Jesus Christ for a mission. Judaism had an office known as apostle (שליח)". [2]
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The Gospel of Mark states that Jesus Christ initially sent out these twelve in pairs,[3] to towns in Galilee.