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The Hebrew Calendar

July 1, 2015 By Krisan Marotta

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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.

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

  1. Passover (Pesach) – Nisan
  2. Unleavened Bread (Chag Hamotzi) – Nisan
  3. First Fruits (Yom habikkurim) – Nisan
  4. Pentecost (Shavu’ot) – Sivan
  5. Trumpets (Yom Teru’ah) – Tishri
  6. Atonement (Yom Kippur) – Tishri
  7. Tabernacles (Sukkot) – Tishri

Introduction to Jewish Feasts

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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

For 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

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