Does the Bible make mention of the names of the months?
The Bible makes mention of some of the names of the months but not all of them. It also makes mention of some of the months by their Canaanite names as well. It is normal practice for the Samaritans for example, to use the numbers such as The First Month, Second Month etc. The Modern Jewish practice is to use the names, most of which are derived from the Baylonian. They are: 1. Nisan (March-April) or Abib (Canaanite) 2. Iyyar (April-May) (or Ziv; Canaanite) 3. Sivan (May-June) 4. Tammuz (June-July) 5. Ab (July-August) 6. Elul (August-September) 7. Tishri (September-October) (or Ethanim; Canaanite) 8. Marcheshvan (October-November) (or Bul; Canaanite) 9. Chislev (November December) 10. Tebeth (December-January) 11. Shebat (January-February) 12. Adar (February-March) The cycle of twelve lunar months (354 days) falls short of the solar year (365 days). The spring Passover-Mazzoth festival, which begins the cycle of agricultural feasts, needs to be kept at a set time in the year, at the be
The Bible makes mention of some of the names of the months but not all of them. It also makes mention of some of the months by their Canaanite names as well. It is normal practice for the Samaritans, for example, to use the numbers such as The First Month, Second Month etc. The Modern Jewish practice is to use the names, most of which are derived from the Baylonian. They are: 1. Nisan (March-April) or Abib (Canaanite) 2. Iyyar (April-May) (or Ziv; Canaanite) 3. Sivan (May-June) 4. Tammuz (June-July) 5. Ab (July-August) 6. Elul (August-September) 7. Tishri (September-October) (or Ethanim; Canaanite) 8. Marcheshvan (October-November) (or Bul; Canaanite) 9. Chislev (November December) 10. Tebeth (December-January) 11. Shebat (January-February) 12. Adar (February-March) The cycle of twelve lunar months (354 days) falls short of the solar year (365 days). The spring Passover-Mazzoth festival, which begins the cycle of agricultural feasts, needs to be kept at a set time in the year, at the b
