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Hebrew Calendar:

Names of Months. The names of the months of the Hebrew calendar are: Abib or Nisan (Exodus 12:2-37; Exodus 13:4; Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7); Iyar or Zif (1 Kings 6:1); Sivan (Esther 8:9); Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:14); Ab; Elul (Nehemiah 6:15); Ethanim or Tishri (1 Kings 8:2); Marchesvan or Bul (1 Kings 6:38); Chisleu (Zechariah 7:1); Tebeth (Esther 2:16); Sebat (Zechariah 1:7); Adar (Esther 3:7). Important fact-Events in the seventh month. The seventh month of the year was distinguished by, the feast of trumpets (Numbers 29:1-6), the day of atonement (Leviticus 23:26-32), the feast of tabernacles (Leviticus 23:34-44), and every fiftieth year the jubilee began in this month (Leviticus 25:1-17).