Month Ancient use of
Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:4
Twelve months reckoned to a year
1 Chronicles 27:15
1. Abib (April):
- The Jewish calendar began with
Exodus 12:2; Exodus 13:4; Deuteronomy 16:1
- Passover instituted and celebrated in
Exodus 12:28; Exodus 23:15
- Israelites left Egypt in
Exodus 13:4
- Tabernacle set up in
Exodus 40:2; Exodus 40:17
- Israelites arrive at Zin in
Numbers 20:1
- Cross Jordan in
Joshua 4:19
- Jordan overflows in
1 Chronicles 12:15
- Decree to put the Jews to death in
Esther 3:12
- The death of Jesus in
Matthew 26
- After the captivity called Nisan
Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7
2. Zif (May):
- General references
1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 6:37
- Israel numbered in
Numbers 1:1; Numbers 1:18
- Passover to be observed in, by the unclean and others who could not observe it in the first month
Numbers 9:11
- Israel departed from the wilderness of Zin in
Numbers 10:11
- Temple begun in
1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chronicles 3:2
- An irregular Passover celebrated in
2 Chronicles 30:27
- Rebuilding of the temple begun in
Ezra 3:8
3. Sivan (June):
- General references
Esther 8:9
- Asa renews the covenant of himself and people in
2 Chronicles 15:10
4. Tammuz (July): Mentioned by number, not by name
- Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar in
Jeremiah 39:2; Jeremiah 52:7
5. Ab (August): mentioned by number, not by name
- Aaron died on the first day of
Numbers 33:38
- Temple destroyed in
2 Kings 25:10; Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 52:30
- Ezra arrived at Jerusalem in
Ezra 7:9
6. Elul (September):
- Wall of Jerusalem finished in
Nehemiah 6:15
- Temple built in
Haggai 1:15
7. Ethanim (October):
- General references
1 Kings 8:2
- Feasts held in
Leviticus 23:24; Leviticus 23:27; Nehemiah 8:15
- Jubilee proclaimed in
Leviticus 25:9
- Solomon's temple dedicated in
1 Kings 8:2
- Altar rebuilt and offerings renewed in
Ezra 3:1; Ezra 3:6
8. Bul (November):
- The temple finished in
1 Kings 6:38
- Jeroboam's idolatrous feast in
1 Kings 12:33; 1 Chronicles 27:11
9. Chisleu (December):
Ezra 10:9; Jeremiah 36:9; Jeremiah 36:22; Zechariah 7:1
10. Tebeth (January):
- General references
Esther 2:16
- Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in
2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4
11. Sebat (February):
- General references
Zechariah 1:7
- Moses probably died in
Deuteronomy 1:3
12. Adar (March):
- General references
Esther 3:7
- Second temple finished in
Ezra 6:15
- Feast of Purim in
Esther 9:26
Months in prophecy
Revelation 11:2