Hebrew Calendar - Condensed Biblical Encyclopedia

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 ).

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 ).