Hebrew Calendar

Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia

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