Ancient use of
Genesis 7:11; 8:4
Twelve months reckoned to a year
1 Chronicles 27:1-15
Abib (April)
The Jewish calendar began with
Exodus 12:2; 13:4; Deuteronomy 16:1
Passover instituted and celebrated in
Exodus 12:1-28; 23:15
Israelites left Egypt in
Exodus 13:4
Tabernacle set up in
Exodus 40:2,17
Israelites arrive at Zin in
Numbers 20:1
The Israelites cross the Jordan River in
Joshua 4:19
The Jordan River overflows in
1 Chronicles 12:15
Decree to put the Jews to death in
Esther 3:12
The death of Jesus in
Matthew 26; 27
After the captivity called Nisan
Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7
Zif (May)
1 Kings 6:1,37
Israel numbered in
Numbers 1:1,18
Passover to be observed in, by the ceremonially unclean and others who could not observe it in the first month
Numbers 9:10,11
Israel departed from the wilderness of Zin in
Numbers 10:11
Temple begun in
1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chronicles 3:2
An celebrated in
2 Chronicles 30:1-27
Rebuilding of the temple begun in
Ezra 3:8
Sivan: (June)
Esther 8:9
Asa renews the covenant of himself and people in
2 Chronicles 15:10
Tammuz (July)
(The number only appears in the Bible)
Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar in
Jeremiah 39:2; 52:6,7
Ab (August)
(Number only mentioned)
Aaron died on the first day of
Numbers 33:38
Temple destroyed in
2 Kings 25:8-10; Jeremiah 1:3; 52:12-30
Ezra arrived at Jerusalem in
Ezra 7:8,9
Elul (September)
The wall of Jerusalem finished in
Nehemiah 6:15
The temple built in
Haggai 1:14,15
Ethanim (October)
1 Kings 8:2
Feasts held in
Leviticus 23:24,27; Nehemiah 8:13-15
Jubilee proclaimed in
Leviticus 25:9
Solomon’s temple dedicated in
1 Kings 8:2
Altar rebuilt and offerings renewed in
Ezra 3:1,6
Bul (November)
The temple finished in
1 Kings 6:38
Jeroboam’s idolatrous feast in
1 Kings 12:32,33; 1 Chronicles 27:11
Chisleu (December)
Ezra 10:9; Jeremiah 36:9,22; Zechariah 7:1
10. Tebeth (January)
Esther 2:16
Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in
2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4
11. Sebat (February)
Zechariah 1:7
Moses probably died in
Deuteronomy 1:3
12. Adar (March)
Esther 3:7
Second temple finished in
Ezra 6:15
Feast of Purim in
Esther 9:1-26
Months in prophecy
Revelation 11:2
