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Summary: When the timeline of certain scriptures referring to the number of apostles is considered, along with the authoritative tone of the statements, we can be fairly certain about who the final twelfth apostle was.
Don Steward: Was Paul the Twelfth Apostle?
Educating Our World – Don Stewart’s website
Strong’s Lexicon: the Hebrew word meaning Lot