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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."

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[[File:הים.jpg|thumb|The Twelve Oxen]]

== 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|the world of Beriah]], and to the twelve tribes.

In the world of Beriah there are four great angels: Michael (Chesed), Gabriel (Gevurah), Raphael (Tiferet) and Uriel (Malchut). Each of these angels has a camp of angels. We learn this from the verse speaking about the river that flows from Eden: "And from there it parted and became four headwaters," and these are the four camps of angels of the world of Beriah where Gan Eden is located.

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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."
-[[File:הים.jpg|thumb]]
+[[File:הים.jpg|thumb|The Twelve Oxen]]
 == 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|the world of Beriah]], and to the twelve tribes.
 In the world of Beriah there are four great angels: Michael (Chesed), Gabriel (Gevurah), Raphael (Tiferet) and Uriel (Malchut). Each of these angels has a camp of angels. We learn this from the verse speaking about the river that flows from Eden: "And from there it parted and became four headwaters," and these are the four camps of angels of the world of Beriah where Gan Eden is located.