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MONTH ;

Ancient use of - Ge 7:11; 8:4

Twelve months reckoned to a year - 1Ch 27:1-15

1. Abib (April)

• The Jewish calendar began with
- Ex 12:2; 13:4; De 16:1
• Passover instituted and celebrated in
- Ex 12:1-28; 23:15
• Israelites left Egypt in
- Ex 13:4
• Tabernacle set up in
- Ex 40:2,17
• Israelites arrive at Zin in
- Nu 20:1
• The Israelites cross the Jordan River in
- Jos 4:19
• The Jordan River overflows in
- 1Ch 12:15
• Decree to put the Jews to death in
- Es 3:12
• The death of Jesus in
- Mt 26; 27
• After the captivity called Nisan
- Ne 2:1; Es 3:7

2. Zif (May) - 1Ki 6:1,37

• Israel numbered in
- Nu 1:1,18
• Passover to be observed in, by the ceremonially unclean and
others who could not observe it in the first month - Nu 9:10,11
• Israel departed from the wilderness of Zin in
- Nu 10:11
• Temple begun in
- 1Ki 6:1; 2Ch 3:2
• An celebrated in
- 2Ch 30:1-27
• Rebuilding of the temple begun in
- Ezr 3:8

3. Sivan: (June) - Es 8:9

• Asa renews the covenant of himself and people in
- 2Ch 15:10

4. Tammuz (July)

(The number only appears in the Bible)

• Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar in
- Jer 39:2; 52:6,7

5. Ab (August)

(Number only mentioned)

• Aaron died on the first day of
- Nu 33:38
• Temple destroyed in
- 2Ki 25:8-10; Jer 1:3; 52:12-30
• Ezra arrived at Jerusalem in
- Ezr 7:8,9

6. Elul (September)

• The wall of Jerusalem finished in
- Ne 6:15
• The temple built in
- Hag 1:14,15

7. Ethanim (October) - 1Ki 8:2

• Feasts held in
- Le 23:24,27; Ne 8:13-15
• Jubilee proclaimed in
- Le 25:9
• Solomon's temple dedicated in
- 1Ki 8:2
• Altar rebuilt and offerings renewed in
- Ezr 3:1,6

8. Bul (November)

• The temple finished in
- 1Ki 6:38
• Jeroboam's idolatrous feast in
- 1Ki 12:32,33; 1Ch 27:11

9. Chisleu (December) - Ezr 10:9; Jer 36:9,22; Zec 7:1

10. Tebeth (January) - Es 2:16

• Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in
- 2Ki 25:1; Jer 52:4

11. Sebat (February) - Zec 1:7

• Moses probably died in
- De 1:3

12. Adar (March) - Es 3:7

• Second temple finished in
- Ezr 6:15
• Feast of Purim in
- Es 9:1-26
• Months in prophecy
- Re 11:2
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