Biblical Name  Hebrew Name Babylonian Name Modern Calendar Biblical Feasts
First Month

(Exodus 12:2)

(Lev. 23:4-11)

Aviv Nisan March/April Passover

Unleavened Bread

First Fruits

Counting of the Omer

Second Month

(1 Kings 6:1)

Ziv

Ziv, meaning “radiance.” This month is commonly referred to as the month of (natural) healing. Its name is an acronym for “I AM God your Healer.”

Iyyar April/May Counting of the Omer
Third Month Sivan May/June Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)
Fourth Month Tammuz June/July
Fifth Month Av July/August
Sixth Month Elul August/September
Seventh Month Eitanim Tishri September/October Feasts of Trumpets

Day of Atonement

Feast of  Tabernacles

 

Eighth Month Bul Cheshvan

Marheshwan

October/November
Ninth Month Chislev

Kislev

November/December
Tenth Month Tevet December/January
Eleventh Month Shevat January/February
Twelfth Month Adar February/March Purim

 

References Links:  https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/987524/jewish/Why-Babylonian-Names-for-Jewish-Months.htm#footnote3a987524

1st Kings 6 It was in the 480th year after the people of Isra’el had left the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Shlomo’s reign over Isra’el, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Adonai. [1]

[1] Stern, D. H. (1998). Complete Jewish Bible: an English version of the Tanakh (Old Testament) and B’rit Hadashah (New Testament) (1st ed., 1 Ki 6). Clarksville, MD: Jewish New Testament Publications.

This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. Barb Bachert

    Are we to follow the barley ripening in Israel to start our year or the barley in our homeland

    1. Amelia

      Barley harvest in Israel. Israel is the is what the timeline is based on,

    2. Amelia

      Yes. The Biblical clock was built around Israel.

  2. Tshepo

    Adar has the holiday Purim*

    1. admin

      Purim is not a Holy Day commanded by GOD.

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