Calendar

. . . fully after the LORD I Kings 11:6 by Steve Flinchum

Months of civil calendar reckoning from day one of creation.

| Babylonian names of months (adopted by Hebrews after captivity).

| | Months of religious calendar reckoning from Exodus 12:2.*

| | | Ancient Hebrew names (found in Old Testament).

| | | | Names of months on today's calendar.

| | | | March

7--Nisan-------1--------Abib--------------------------14th: Passover (Ex.12:6). 15th-21st:Unleavened Bread (Pesach)

1st Sunday after Sabbath during Unleavened Bread: Firstfruits

April

8--Iyar----------2--------Ziv---------------------------

May

9--Sivan--------3----------------------------------------50 days after Firstfruits:Pentecost (Lev.23:15-21) (Shavuot).

June

10-Tammuz----4-----------------------------------------

July

11--Ab---------5------------------------------------------

August

12--Elul---------6------------------------------------------

September

1st: Trumpets/New Year (Lev.23:23-25) (Rosh Hashanah).

1--Tishri-------7------------Ethanim-------------------10th: Day of Atonement (Lev. 16:29-30) (Yom Kippur).

15th--21st: Tabernacles (Neh. 8) (Sukkot).

October

2--Heshvan---8-------------Bul------------------------

November

3--Kislev------9------------------------------------------22nd--25th: Dedication/Lights (John 10:22) (Chanukkah).

December

4--Tebet-------10-----------------------------------------

January

5--Shebat-----11-----------------------------------------

February

6--Adar--------12----------------------------------------14th--15th: Purim (Esther 9:26-28).

* ". . . the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron . . . This month shall be unto you the

beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you." (Exodus 12:2).

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"The Hebrew year is based on the moon, and normally consists of 12 months . . . The months are alternately 30 and 29 days long. Seven times during every 19-year period, an embolismic or extra 29-day month is inserted between Adar and Nisan. The extra month is called Veadar. At that time, Adar is given 30 days instead of 29." [World Book Encyclopedia (1985), under "Calendar"]

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Concordance of Names of Months in the Bible:

Abib Exodus 13:4 ;23:15 ; 34:18. Bul I Kings 6:38 Tebet Esther 2:16 Deuteronomy 16:1; 6:37 Elul Nehemiah 6:1 Ziv I Kings 6:1

Ethanim I Kings 8:2

Adar Ezra 6:15

Esther 3:7 Nisan Nehemiah 2:1

3:13 Esther 3:7

8:12

9:1 Shebat Zechariah 1:7

9:15

9:17 Sivan Esther 8:9

9:21