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<p class="MsoNormal">Gregorian Calendar

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<p class="MsoNormal">Jewish Calendar

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<p class="MsoNormal">Farming Year

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<p class="MsoNormal">Special Days

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<p class="MsoNormal">After Israel was taken into captivity the names of 4 of the 12 months were given Babylonian names, and April was called Nisan (cf. <a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Ne+2%3A1">Neh. 2:1</a>; Es. <a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Ne+3%3A7">3:7</a>), which means "early" or "start."</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">March-April

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 1: Nisan

(Early name: Abib)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Latter rains

Barley harvest

Flax harvest</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Nisan 14: Passover, (Ex. 12:1-11; Lev. 23:5)

Nisan 15-21: Unleavened Bread; Lev. 23:6-8

Nisan 21: Firstfruits; (Lev. 23:9-14)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">April-May

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 2: lyvar

(Early name: Ziv)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Dry season begins</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">May-June

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 3: Sivan

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<p class="MsoNormal">Early figs ripen

Vine tending</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Sivan 6 (50 days after Firstfruits):

Pentecost; (Lev. 23:15-22)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">June-July

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 4: Tammuz

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<p class="MsoNormal">Wheat harvest

First-ripe grapes</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">July-August

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 5: Ab

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<p class="MsoNormal">Grape harvest

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<p class="MsoNormal">August-September

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 6: Elul

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<p class="MsoNormal">Dates and summer figs

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<p class="MsoNormal">September-October

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 7: Tishri

(Early name: Ethanim)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Early rains

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<p class="MsoNormal">Tishri 1: Trumpets; (Lev. 23:23-25

Tishri 10: Day of Atonement; (Lev. 16; 23:26-32)

Tishri 15-21: Tabernacles; (Lev. 23:33-36)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">October-November

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 8: Marchesvan

(Early name: Bul)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Plowing

Olive harvest</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">November-December

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 9: Kislev

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<p class="MsoNormal">Grain planting

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<p class="MsoNormal">Kislev 25: Dedication (Hanukkah); (John 10:22)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">December-January

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 10: Tebeth

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<p class="MsoNormal">Latter rains

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<p class="MsoNormal">January-February

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 11: Shebat

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<p class="MsoNormal">Almond trees blossom

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<p class="MsoNormal">February-March

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<p class="MsoNormal">Month 12: Adar

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<p class="MsoNormal">Citrus fruit harvest

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<p class="MsoNormal">Adar 13-14: Purim; (Es. 9:26-28)</p>

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