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Who knows twelve?

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"Twelve" is a common mistake people make when encountering the Biblical term for eleven, עשתי עשר

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Checkmark for being potentially helpful. – Isaac Moses Apr 9 '10 at 16:50
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Twelve proportional hours in an "Onah".

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Twelve are the sons of Yishmael. (Beraishis 25,16)

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Would have won for preserving the meter of the English song if you'd included the "are the." – Isaac Moses Apr 9 '10 at 16:51
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Twelve months is the maximum length of a human pregnancy (Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer 4:14).

Interestingly, there are a number of places in Chassidus (for example, here) where it is stated that the prophet Eliyahu was born after a pregnancy of this length.

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The Lechem HaPanim in the Bais HaMikdash consisted of 12 breads

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