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