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 ).