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What does Hosea 12:1 mean?
"Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt."
— Hosea 12:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.
Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
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Biblical perspective
What does 1212 mean in the Bible?
The number 12 is deeply significant in the Bible — 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles — but 1212 as a repeating sign isn't a biblical concept. What the Bible says about wholeness and community is far richer.
1 Corinthians 12:12 is a direct verse about unity and the body of Christ — 12 appearing twice in the reference itself.
1 Corinthians 12:12
"For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ."
Revelation 21:12
"It had a great and high wall; with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel."
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