The Jewish Calendar
Sozo Short Studies, Category #6: Biblical Charts
Biblical Charts
Learn about Jewish months and festivals, as they appear in both calendars, ours and theirs.
By Rev. G. E. Newmyer
Jewish Calendar:
NAME OF MONTH: TISHRI
CORRESPONDS WITH: Sept-Oct
# OF DAYS: 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 1st
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 7th
NAME OF MONTH: HESHVAN
CORRESPONDS WITH: Oct-Nov
# OF DAYS: 29 or 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 2nd
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 8th
NAME OF MONTH: CHISLEV
CORRESPONDS WITH: Nov-Dec
# OF DAYS: 29 or 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 3rd
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 9th
NAME OF MONTH: TEBETH
CORRESPONDS WITH: Dec-Jan
# OF DAYS: 29
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 4th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 10th
NAME OF MONTH: SHEBAT
CORRESPONDS WITH: Jan-Feb
# OF DAYS: 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 5th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 11th
NAME OF MONTH: ADAR
CORRESPONDS WITH: Feb-Mar
# OF DAYS:29 or 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 6th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 12th
NAME OF MONTH: NISAN
CORRESPONDS WITH: Mar-Apr
# OF DAYS: 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 7th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 1st
NAME OF MONTH: IYAR
CORRESPONDS WITH: Apr-May
# OF DAYS: 29
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 8th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 2nd
NAME OF MONTH: SIVAN
CORRESPONDS WITH: May-June
# OF DAYS: 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 9th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 3rd
NAME OF MONTH: TAMMUZ
CORRESPONDS WITH: June-July
# OF DAYS: 29
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 10th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 4th
NAME OF MONTH: AB
CORRESPONDS WITH: July-Aug
# OF DAYS: 30
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 11th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 5th
NAME OF MONTH: ELUL
CORRESPONDS WITH: Aug-Sept
# OF DAYS: 29
MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 12th
MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 6th
Note: Since their year, shorter than the AD year, has 354 days, thus about every three years (seven times in 19 years) they add an extra 29-day-month known as VEADAR, between ADAR and NISAN.
By G. E. Newmyer, S. B. I., Short Study © 2003, all rights reserved.
King James Version – KJV: For greater understanding of these commentaries, please use the Authorized Version of the King James Bible for confirming the Scripture passages mentioned. Please see the article, “Why KJV” by Ann M. Wolf for information regarding why we use KJV. Thank you for visiting our Sozo Short Bible Studies area.
