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HEBREW CALENDAR

Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia

  1. Names of Months. The names of the months of the Hebrew Calendar are:
    1. Abib or Nisan (Exodus 12:2-37; Exodus 13:4; Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7);
    2. Iyar or Zif (1 Kings 6:1);
    3. Sivan (Esther 8:9);
    4. Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:14);
    5. Ab;
    6. Elul (Nehemiah 6:15);
    7. Ethanim or Tishri (1 Kings 8:2);
    8. Marchesvan or Bul (1 Kings 6:38);
    9. Chisleu (Zechariah 7:1);
    10. Tebeth (Esther 2:16);
    11. Sebat (Zechariah 1:7);
    12. Adar (Esther 3:7).
  2. Events in the Seventh Month. The seventh month of the year Was distinguished by,
    1. the feast of trumpets (Numbers 29:1-6),
    2. the day of atonement (Leviticus 23:26-32),
    3. the feast of tabernacles (Leviticus 23:34-44),
    4. and every fiftieth year the jubilee began in this month (Leviticus 25:1-17).

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