When studying the Old Testament, dates can be a source of confusion, especially when they switch between the Jewish name and the Babylonian name in the same story. Here are my reference tables, collecting information from different sources into one spot.
| Civic# | Sacred# | Jewish | # of days | Julian | Season |
| 1 | 7 | Nisan | 30 | Mar/Apr | barley harvest |
| 2 | 8 | Iyyar | 29 | Apr/May | general harvest |
| 3 | 9 | Sivan | 30 | May/Jun | wheat harvest |
| 4 | 10 | Tammuz | 29 | Jun/Jul | almonds ripe |
| 5 | 11 | Ab | 30 | Jul/Aug | grape, fig, olive |
| 6 | 12 | Elul | 29 | Aug/Sep | grape, fig, olive |
| 7 | 1 | Tishri | 30 | Sep/Oct | early rain, plowing |
| 8 | 2 | Marhesvan | 29/30 | Oct/Nov | wheat barley sowing |
| 9 | 3 | Kislev | 30/29 | Nov/Dec | rainy months |
| 10 | 4 | Tebeth | 29 | Dec/Jan | rainy months |
| 11 | 5 | Shebat | 30 | Jan/Feb | rainy months |
| 12 | 6 | Adar | 29/30 | Feb/Mar | almonds blooming |
| Total: 354/355 |
Jewish Feasts
For more information see: Hebrew4Christians
- Passover (Pesach) – Nisan
- Unleavened Bread (Chag Hamotzi) – Nisan
- First Fruits (Yom habikkurim) – Nisan
- Pentecost (Shavu’ot) – Sivan
- Trumpets (Yom Teru’ah) – Tishri
- Atonement (Yom Kippur) – Tishri
- Tabernacles (Sukkot) – Tishri
| Month# | Jewish Name | Babylonian Name |
Macedonian Name |
| 1 | Nisan | Nisanu | Artemisios |
| 2 | Iyyar | Aiaru | Daisios |
| 3 | Sivan | Simanu | Panemos |
| 4 | Tammuz | Duzu | Loos |
| 5 | Ab | Abu | Gorpiaios |
| 6 | Elul | Ululu | Hyperbereatios |
| 7 | Tishri | Tashritu | Dios |
| 8 | Marhesvan | Arahsamnu | Appellaios |
| 9 | Kislev | Kislimu | Audynaios |
| 10 | Tebeth | Tebetu | Peritios |
| 11 | Shebat | Shabatu | Dystros |
| 12 | Adar | Addaru | Xanthikos |
Form more information:
- The Jewish Year (Bible-History.com)
- Hebrew Calendar of the Old Testament (The Voice)
- Hebrew Calendar (Wikipedia)
- Jewish Calendar Basics (Judaism 101)
Photo from Bible-History.com and used here under Flickr Creative Commons.
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