12 — Person: James (son of Zebedee)

Number: 12

Person: James (son of Zebedee)

Action: Mending nets in the boat with John

Object: Nets / boat

Scripture connection: Mark 1:19 — Jesus saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, mending the nets; Matthew 10:2 — James is one of the twelve apostles.

Memory hook: Twelve = the twelve apostles; James is one of the Twelve. Nets and boat — the fisherman called to become a fisher of men; one of the inner three with Peter and John.

Why this number? 12 = one of the twelve apostles (Mark 1:19; Matthew 10:2). James son of Zebedee is fixed at 12 — the apostolic band, the boat, the nets left behind.