MONTH
Ancient use of GEN 7:11; 8:4
Twelve months reckoned to a year 1CH 27:1-15
1. Abib (April)
The Jewish calendar began with EXO 12:2; 13:4; DEU 16:1
Passover instituted and celebrated in EXO 12:1-28; 23:15
Israelites left Egypt in EXO 13:4
Tabernacle set up in EXO 40:2,17
Israelites arrive at Zin in NUM 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 EST 3:12
The death of Jesus in MAT 26; 27
After the captivity called Nisan NEH 2:1; EST 3:7
2. Zif (May) 1KI 6:1,37
Israel numbered in NUM 1:1,18
Passover to be observed in, by the ceremonially unclean and others who could not observe it in the first month NUM 9:10,11
Israel departed from the wilderness of Zin in NUM 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) EST 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 NUM 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 NEH 6:15
The temple built in HAG 1:14,15
7. Ethanim (October) 1KI 8:2
Feasts held in LEV 23:24,27; NEH 8:13-15
Jubilee proclaimed in LEV 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) EST 2:16
Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in 2KI 25:1; JER 52:4
11. Sebat (February) ZEC 1:7
Moses probably died in DEU 1:3
12. Adar (March) EST 3:7
Second temple finished in EZR 6:15
Feast of Purim in EST 9:1-26
Months in prophecy REV 11:2
