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'''12 Oxen''' were part of the sea that King Solomon made in the Holy Temple. It was a copper water basin that stood on twelve copper oxen. As written in the Book of Kings chapter 7: "And he made the sea of cast metal... It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set upon them, from above, and all their hinder parts were inward." | '''12 Oxen''' were part of the sea that King Solomon made in the Holy Temple. It was a copper water basin that stood on twelve copper oxen. As written in the Book of Kings chapter 7: "And he made the sea of cast metal... It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set upon them, from above, and all their hinder parts were inward." | ||
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== In Kabbalah == | == In Kabbalah == | ||
In [[Kabbalah]], it is a term used to refer to the angels of the world of Beriah, and to the twelve tribes. | In [[Kabbalah]], it is a term used to refer to the angels of the world of Beriah, and to the twelve tribes. | ||