Arcana Coelestia # 10091
10091. And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the waving. That this signifies the Divine spiritual acknowledged in heaven and in the church, is evident from the signification of “sanctifying,” as being to represent the Lord and the holy things which are from Him (see n. 9956, 9988); from the signification of “the breast,” as being the Divine spiritual in heaven (n. 10087); and from the signification of “the waving,” as being vivification through acknowledgment (see n. 10083, 10089). The Divine spiritual is Divine truth in the middle or second heaven, which heaven is also called the spiritual kingdom.
Arcana Coelestia # 577
577. That the number “twelve” signifies faith, or the things of love and the derivative faith in one complex, might also be confirmed by many passages from the Word, as from the “twelve” sons of Jacob and their names, the “twelve” tribes of Israel, and the Lord’s “twelve” apostles; but concerning these of the Lord’s Divine mercy hereafter, especially in Genesis 29 and 30.