What is the significance of the crown of twelve stars in Revelation 12?
This is enigmatic. Some commentators identify the woman of Revelation 12 as the nation of Israel. The twelve stars could be a reference to the twelve Israelite tribes, and/or to the twelve cardinal constellations of the zodiac (The Mazzaroth). Some have suggested that each tribe was represented by a zodiacal ensign, with Leo, the Lion, representing Judah. It is interesting that Moses arrayed the tribes on the points of the compass (or zodiac) in Numbers 2, and each displayed its banner. Erratum On the Star DVD, it is stated that Daniel never returned home. This is incorrect (and extraneous to the point). Cf. Ezra 8:2. The point is that Daniel was a chief Magus under Nebuchadnezzer and that his high position, plus the presence of the Jewish diaspora in Babylon, created a locus of Jewish belief in the East which may have influenced the Magi.
