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The following are the names of the months and their position according to the biblical pre- and post-Babylonian era. The first month is Abib, which is currently April (Gregorian calendar), and its sequence is reflected according to scripture and not the secular construct. |
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Names of the Months and corresponding Feasts |
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Feasts |
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First |
Abib |
Nisan |
April |
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Second |
Ziv (Zif) |
Iyyar |
May |
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Third |
Sivan |
June |
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Fourth |
Tammuz |
July |
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Fifth |
Ab (Av) |
August |
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Sixth |
Elul |
September |
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Seventh |
Ethanim |
Tishri |
October |
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Eighth |
Bul |
Heshvan |
November |
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Ninth |
Kislev (Chislev, Casleu) |
December |
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Tenth |
Tebeth |
January |
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Eleventh |
Shebat (Sebat) |
February |
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Twelfth |
Adar |
March |
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Names Of the Months According to Scripture |
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First Month Abib: Exo. 12:2; 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deu. 16:1 Nisan: Neh. 2:1; Est. 3:7 Second Month Ziv (Zif): 1Ki. 6:1,37 Third Month Sivan: Est. 8:9 The fourth and fifth months aren’t given |
Sixth Month Elul: Neh. 6:15 Seventh Month Ethanim: 1Ki. 8:2 Eighth Month Bul: 1Ki 6:38 Ninth Month Chislev (Chisleu): Neh. 1:1; Zec. 7:1 |
Tenth Month Tebeth: Est. 2:16 Eleventh Month Shebat (Sebat): Zec. 1:7 Twelfth Month Adar: Ezr. 6:15; Est. 3:7, 13; 8:12; 9:1, 15, 17, 19, 21 |
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