Maintaining the number of Disciples
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The early Church Fathers taught that the twelve Apostles corresponded to the twelve tribes of Israel, even though each Apostle was not from a different tribe. For example:
To these He gave authority to preach the Gospel, being twelve in number, corresponding [lit. in witness to] to the twelve tribes of Israel.
The Epistle of Barnabas (late 1st/early 2nd cent.)
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