Because the people of Israel are made up of twelve tribes-descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob. Jesus creates a New Israel, an Israel not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit that is being gathered (=”born”) from the apostles and their heirs (the next generations of Christians) from all parts of the world as the Good News spreads.
Because the people of Israel are made up of twelve tribes-descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob. Jesus creates a New Israel, an Israel not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit that is being gathered (=”born”) from the apostles and their heirs (the next generations of Christians) from all parts of the world as the Good News spreads.