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Hebrew
Name
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Canaanite
Name
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Sacred
Month
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Civil
Month
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English
Equivalent
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Fasts, Feasts, Etc.
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Nisan
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Abib
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1
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7
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March/April
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1st new moon
14th Passover Lamb killed, begin unleavened bread
15th Feast of Unleavened Bread
16th Feast of First-Fruits (Harvest begins)
21st Passover ends
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Iyyar
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ZIF
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2
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8
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April-May
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1st new moon
6th fast
10th fast: death of Eli, Philistines capture ark
14th Passover for those who missed the Passover
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Sivan
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3
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9
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May-June
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1st  new moon
6th Pentecost, Feast of Weeks
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Tammuz
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4
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10
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June-July
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1st new moon |
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Ab
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5
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11
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July-August
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1st new moon
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Elul
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ETHANIM
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6
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12
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July-August
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1st new moon
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Tishri
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7
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1
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September-October
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1st new moon, Beginning of the civil year
The Feast of Trumpets
10th Day of Atonement
15th Feast of
Tabernacles
22nd 8th day of the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Marcheshvan
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BUL
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8
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2
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October-November
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1st new moon
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Chislev
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9
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3
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November-December
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1st new moon
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Tebeth
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10
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4
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December-January
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1st new moon
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Shebat
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11
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5
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January-February
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1st new moon
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Adar
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12
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6
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February-March
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1st new moon
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VEADAR WeAdar (Adar)
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13
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The intercalated year
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1st new moon
Four years out of every eleven years had 13 months
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Special Feasts of the Bible Calendar, Hebrew Lunar Calendar, & Jewish Calendar
Passover: Matt 26 Mark 14:1 Luke 22:1 John 18:1-19:42 Luke 2:41
Day of Pentecost, The Jewish feast of Weeks Acts 2:1 20:16 1 Cor 16:8
Feast of Tabernacles:
The Feast of Trumpets (Lev 23:24 Num 29:1,2)
Day of Atonement: (Lev 23:26-32 16:1,34 Num 29:7-11 Ex 30:10)
How can we know anything about anything? That’s the real question
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