MONTH

–Ancient use of Ge 7:11; 8:4

–Twelve months reckoned to a year 1Ch 27:1-15

–1. Abib (April)

.The Jewish calendar began with Ex 12:2; 13:4; De 16:1

.Passover instituted and celebrated in Ex 12:1-28; 23:15

.Israelites left Egypt in Ex 13:4

.Tabernacle set up in Ex 40:2,17

.Israelites arrive at Zin in Nu 20:1

.The Israelites cross the Jordan River in Jos 4:19

.The Jordan River overflows in 1Ch 12:15

.Decree to put the Jews to death in Es 3:12

.The death of Jesus in Mt 26; 27

.After the captivity called Nisan Ne 2:1; Es 3:7

–2. Zif (May) 1Ki 6:1,37

.Israel numbered in Nu 1:1,18

.Passover to be observed in, by the ceremonially unclean and others who could not observe it in the first month Nu 9:10,11

.Israel departed from the wilderness of Zin in Nu 10:11

.Temple begun in 1Ki 6:1; 2Ch 3:2

.An celebrated in 2Ch 30:1-27

.Rebuilding of the temple begun in Ezr 3:8

–3. Sivan: (June) Es 8:9

.Asa renews the covenant of himself and people in 2Ch 15:10

–4. Tammuz (July)

–(The number only appears in the Bible) .Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar in Jer 39:2; 52:6,7

–5. Ab (August)

–(Number only mentioned)

.Aaron died on the first day of Nu 33:38

.Temple destroyed in 2Ki 25:8-10; Jer 1:3; 52:12-30

.Ezra arrived at Jerusalem in Ezr 7:8,9

–6. Elul (September)

.The wall of Jerusalem finished in Ne 6:15

.The temple built in Hag 1:14,15

–7. Ethanim (October) 1Ki 8:2

.Feasts held in Le 23:24,27; Ne 8:13-15

.Jubilee proclaimed in Le 25:9

.Solomon’s temple dedicated in 1Ki 8:2

.Altar rebuilt and offerings renewed in Ezr 3:1,6

–8. Bul (November)

.The temple finished in 1Ki 6:38

.Jeroboam’s idolatrous feast in 1Ki 12:32,33; 1Ch 27:11

–9. Chisleu (December) Ezr 10:9; Jer 36:9,22; Zec 7:1

–10. Tebeth (January) Es 2:16

.Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in 2Ki 25:1; Jer 52:4

–11. Sebat (February) Zec 1:7

.Moses probably died in De 1:3

–12. Adar (March) Es 3:7

.Second temple finished in Ezr 6:15

.Feast of Purim in Es 9:1-26

.Months in prophecy Re 11:2