A Note from the Author This calendar has grown out of a personal desire to learn more about biblical history, biblical holidays, and the biblical calendar. As I talked with others about this project, I found I was not alone in my desire to discover what calendar Jesus followed, the holidays He observed, and what one might learn from the biblical calendar. As believers we have a rich history of holidays originating in the Old Testament which have been incorrectly labeled as Jewish and discarded for centuries. As followers of Jesus we celebrate Christmas and Easter, but could we gain a better understanding of the Bible and our Savior by looking at the calendar Jesus observed? I believe so. As my family began to study and implement the biblical holidays into our calendar, we found our faith refreshed and revived. We do not celebrate out of religious obligation but rather as a means of understanding biblical history and using these holidays as a method of teaching our children and grandchildren. I pray this calendar will be a launching point for your family to learn more about the biblical calendar in 2018! Dianna Stick Figures: Dianna Wiebe Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Calendar Design: David at www.davidandsallie.com Calendar Information Dates: Time has been measured many different ways through the centuries. Using information from biblical references, different historical accounts, and commonly accepted dates, I have compiled this calendar of dates to show different biblical and historical events. I understand that assigning dates is controversial and would encourage you do your own study, coming to your own conclusions. Months and Years: On the top left of the calendar you will see the Gregorian month and year. On the top right of the calendar you will see the biblical month and the Jewish year. The Jewish year is said to have begun with the day of the creation of Adam. The Gregorian calendar is a 365 day solar-based calendar. The biblical calendar is a 360 day lunisolar-based calendar with an additional month being added seven times in the nineteen year cycle. New Years: January 1 is the first day of the year on the Gregorian calendar. The biblical religious new year begins on the first day of the month of Nissan in the spring. The biblical civil new year begins on the first day of the month of Tishrei in the fall. Evening and Morning: In keeping with the pattern established in Genesis 1, biblical holy days begin at sundown the evening before the date listed on this calendar. Biblical Holy Days: Many of the holy days have specific times mentioned in the Bible, and I have included these holy days on this calendar. Biblical holy days are noted and referenced as a starting point for your study. For a deeper study of the biblical holy days, please see our study entitled Biblical Feasts and Holy Days. New Moon: The new moon is the first holy day mentioned in Leviticus 23. Since it is a monthly event, we have placed it on the calendar. Christian Holy Days: The dates noted on the calendar represent holy days historically celebrated within Christian tradition. These are not celebrated or recognized by all people within the Church, but they do mark dates of recognized biblical events celebrated in Church history for centuries. Jewish Holy Days: In noting these dates, I have referenced respected Jewish and Messianic history sites. However, within Judaism and Messianic Judaism, some dates will differ. When Jewish historical events are listed, they are listed according to the biblical date. Your Holy Days and Traditions: Within Christendom today there are many opinions about dates, holy days, their observance, and traditions. My desire is not to endorse nor debate dates and holy days, but rather to provide information so that you and your family can determine whether you desire to include them in your celebrations. Our family has been richly blessed by researching old traditions and adding new holy days to our yearly schedule. It has caused us to study, ask questions, and explore our rich spiritual history as Christians. I would hope to spark that same desire within your family. I pray this calendar will provide your family with a launching point from which you will do research on your traditions and consider adding some new holidays into your schedule.
January January 1 / Tevet 14: New Year s Day January 7 / Tevet 20: Baptism of Jesus January 15 / Tevet 28: Simon s Birthday January 17 / Shevat 1: Moses gave his final instructions to the children of Israel February February February 2 / Shevat 17: Jesus presented at the Temple February 5 / Shevat 20: Asher s Birthday February 8 / Shevat 23: War against the Tribe of Benjamin February 11 / Shevat 26: Parable of the fish and shekel February 14 / Shevat 29: Lent Begins / Ash Wednesday February 16 / Adar 1: Plague of Darkness Began February 18 / Adar 3: Second Temple completed February 20 / Adar 5: Moses gave final instructions February 21 / Adar 6: Moses completed the final copies of the Pentateuch February 22 / Adar 7: Moses sang his song and died February 27 / Adar 12: Second Temple Rededicated February 28 / Adar 13: Fast of Purim March January March March 1-2 / Adar 14-15: Purim March 3 / Adar 16: Walls of Jerusalem Rebuilt March 9 / Adar 22: First Priests Anointed March 12 / Adar 25: Jehoiachin Restored March 17 / Nissan 1: Tabernacle's initial set up March 19 / Nissan 3: Levites Ordained for service in the Tabernacle March 21 / Nissan 5: Spies Sent into Jericho March 24 / Nissan 8: Temple Cleansed March 25 / Nissan 9: Palm Sunday March 26 / Nissan 10: Lamb Selection Day March 27 / Nissan 11: Jesus Overturned the Tables at the Temple March 28 / Nissan 12: Ezra at Ahava March 29 / Nissan 13: Last Supper March 30 / Nissan 14: Good Friday March 31/ Nissan 15: First Passover April April 1/ Nissan 16: Easter Sunday April 6 / Nissan 21: Red Sea Crossing April 7 / Nissan 22: Unleavened Bread Ends April 8 / Nissan 23: Camp at Marah April 14 / Nissan 29: Jericho Fell April 16 / Iyyar 1: 2nd Temple Building Started April 17 / Iyyar 2: 1st Temple Foundation Laid April 24 / Iyyar 9: Joseph s Dream April 29 / Iyyar 14: Second Passover April 30/ Iyyar 15: Quail Sent to the Children of Israel May April May May 1 / Iyyar 16: Manna Fell for the First Time May 2 / Iyyar 17: Noah Entered the Ark May 5 / Iyyar 20: God Led the People Away from Mt. Sinai with the Cloud May 7 / Iyyar 22: 1st Sabbath in the Wilderness May 8 / Iyyar 23: Water from the Rock May 9 / Iyyar 24: The Flood Began May 10 / Iyyar 25: Ascension Day May 13 / Iyyar 28: Samuel Died May 15 / Sivan 1: The Children of Israel Set Up Camp at Mt. Sinai May 17 / Sivan 3: Boundaries set at Mt. Sinai May 20 / Sivan 6: Biblical Pentecost May 29 / Sivan 15: Judah s Birthday June June 4 / Sivan 21: Miriam Struck with Leprosy June 6 / Sivan 23: Mordecai Reversed Haman s Decree June 12 / Sivan 29: 12 Spies Sent June 14 / Tammuz 1: Joseph s Birthday June 16 / Tammuz 3: Sun Stood Still June 22 / Tammuz 9: The King Captured June 29 / Tammuz 16: Golden Calf molded June 30 / Tammuz 17: Broken Tablets July July 1 / Tammuz 18: Moses Prayed July 13 / Av 1: Ezra Left Babylon for Jerusalem July 14 / Av 2: Destruction of Jerusalem July 20 / Av 8: The 12 Spies Returned July 21 / Av 9: The Rebellion August June July August August 2 / Av 21: Transfiguration of Jesus August 12 / Elul 1: Moses Ascended Mt. Sinai September September September 5 / Elul 25: Day 1 of Creation September 6 / Elul 26: Day 2 of Creation September 7 / Elul 27: Day 3 of Creation September 8 / Elul 28: Day 4 of Creation September 9 / Elul 29: Day 5 of Creation September 10 / Tishrei 1: Feast of Trumpets September 11 / Tishrei 2: Day 7 of Creation September 17 / Tishrei 8: 1st Temple Dedicated September 19 / Tishrei 10: Day of Atonement September 24 / Tishrei 15: Feast of Tabernacles Begins September 26 / Tishrei 17: Ark Rested on Ararat October October October 1 / Tishrei 22: Feast of Tabernacles Ends October 2 / Tishrei 23: Reading of Torah October 3 / Tishrei 24: Confession of Sins October 10 / Cheshvan 1: 1st Temple Completed October 16 / Cheshvan 7: Praying for Rain October 20 / Cheshvan 11: Ben s Birthday October 24 / Cheshvan 15: Jeroboam s Disobedience October 26 / Cheshvan 17: The Flood Subsided November November November 6 / Cheshvan 28: Noah Left the Ark November 22 / Kislev 14: Reuben s Birthday November 25 / Kislev 17: Ezra Prayed November 28 / Kislev 20: Pagan Wives Put Away December December December 2 / Kislev 24: 1st Sunday of Advent December 3 / Kislev 25: Feast of Lights Begins December 9 / Tevet 1: 2nd Sunday of Advent December 10 / Tevet 2: Feast of Lights Ends December 16 / Tevet 8: 3rd Sunday of Advent December 17 / Tevet 9: Ezra Died December 18 / Tevet 10: Siege of Jerusalem Began December 23 / Tevet 15: 4th Sunday of Advent December 24 / Tevet 16: Christmas Eve December 25 / Tevet 17: Christmas Day
Month Picture Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. Genesis 21:33 (NKJV) A Tamarisk Tree Buds
January 2018 (Pronunciations: Tevet (Pronunciations: tey-vet Shevat Month shuh-vat ) Month) Tevet/Shevat 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 2018 6 7 Tevet 14 8 Tevet 15 9 Tevet 16 10 Tevet 17 11 Tevet 18 12 Tevet 19 13 Tevet 20 14 Tevet 21 15 Tevet 22 16 Tevet 23 17 Tevet 24 18 Tevet 25 19 Tevet 26 20 S New Moon Tevet 27 21 Tevet 28 22 Tevet 29 23 Shevat 1 24 Shevat 2 25 Shevat 3 26 Shevat 4 27 Shevat 5 28 Shevat 6 29 Shevat 7 30 Shevat 8 31 Shevat 9 Shevat 10 Shevat 11 Shevat 12 Shevat 13 Shevat 14 Shevat 15 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
Month Picture And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. 1 Kings 4:25 (NKJV) A Fig
(Pronunciations: Shevat shuh-vat Adar ah-dar ) February 2018 Shevat/Adar 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shevat 16 8 Shevat 17 9 Shevat 18 10 A Shevat 19 11 Shevat 20 12 Shevat 21 13 Shevat 22 14 Shevat 23 15 Shevat 24 16 Shevat 25 17 New Moon Shevat 26 18 Shevat 27 19 Shevat 28 20 Shevat 29 21 Shevat 30 22 Adar 1 23 Adar 2 24 Adar 3 25 Adar 4 26 Adar 5 27 Adar 6 28 Adar 7 Adar 8 Adar 9 Adar 10 Adar 11 Adar 12 Adar 13 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD! The King of Israel! John 12:12-13(NKJV) A Palm Branch Month Picture
(Pronunciation: Adar ah-dar Nissan nee-shan ) March 2018 Adar/Nissan 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Purim Jerusalem 3 4 5 6 7 Adar 14 8 Adar 15 9 Adar 16 10 Adar 17 11 Adar 18 12 Adar 19 13 Adar 20 14 Adar 21 15 Adar 22 16 Adar 23 17 Adar 24 18 Adar 25 19 Adar 26 20 Jericho Adar 27 21 Adar 28 22 Adar 29 23 Nissan 1 24 New Moon Nissan 2 25 Nissan 3 26 Nissan 4 27 Nissan 5 28 Nissan 6 29 Nissan 7 30 Nissan 8 31 Nissan 9 Nissan 10 Nissan 11 Nissan 12 Nissan 13 Nissan 14 Nissan 15 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
Then God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth ; and it was so. Genesis 1:11 (NKJV) Apricots Month Picture
April 2018 (Pronunciations: Nissan nee-shan Iyyar ee-yarh ) Nissan/Iyyar 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nissan 16 8 Nissan 17 9 Nissan 18 10 Nissan 19 11 Nissan 20 12 Nissan 21 13 Nissan 22 14 Nissan 23 15 Nissan 24 16 Nissan 25 17 Nissan 26 18 Nissan 27 19 Nissan 28 20 Nissan 29 21 New Moon Nissan 30 22 Iyyar 1 23 Iyyar 2 24 Iyyar 3 25 Iyyar 4 26 Iyyar 5 27 Iyyar 6 28 Iyyar 7 29 Iyyar 8 30 Iyyar 9 Iyyar 10 Iyyar 11 Iyyar 12 Iyyar 13 Iyyar 14 www.grapevinestudies.com Iyyar 15 Grapevine Studies
And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines. 1 Chronicles 14:15 (NKJV) A Mulberry Tree Month Picture
May 2018 (Pronunciations: Iyyar ee-yarh Sivan see-vhan ) Iyyar/Sivan 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Iyyar 16 8 Iyyar 17 9 Iyyar 18 10 Iyyar 19 11 Iyyar 20 12 Samuel Iyyar 21 13 Iyyar 22 14 Iyyar 23 15 Iyyar 24 16 Iyyar 25 17 Iyyar 26 18 Iyyar 27 19 New Moon Mt. Sinai Iyyar 28 20 Iyyar 29 21 Sivan 1 22 Sivan 2 23 Sivan 3 24 Sivan 4 25 Sivan 5 26 Sivan 6 27 Sivan 7 28 J Sivan 8 29 Sivan 9 30 Sivan 10 31 Sivan 11 Sivan 12 Sivan 13 Sivan 14 Sivan 15 Sivan 16 Sivan 17 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house. Luke 19:4-5 (NKJV) A Scyamore Tree Month Picture
(Pronunciations: Sivan see-vhan Tammuz tah-mooz ) June 2018 Sivan/Tammuz 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sivan 18 8 Sivan 19 9 Sivan 20 10 Sivan 21 11 Sivan 22 12 Sivan 23 13 Sivan 24 14 Sivan 25 15 Sivan 26 16 Sivan 27 17 Sivan 28 18 Sivan 29 19 New Moon Sivan 30 20 J Tammuz 1 21 Tammuz 2 22 Tammuz 3 23 Tammuz 4 24 Tammuz 5 25 Tammuz 6 26 Tammuz 7 27 Tammuz 8 28 Tammuz 9 29 Tammuz 10 30 Tammuz 11 www.grapevinestudies.com Tammuz 12 Tammuz 13 Tammuz 14 Tammuz 15 Tammuz 16 Tammuz 17 Grapevine Studies
Is someone among you ill? He should call for the elders of the congregation. Job 40:22 They (NKJV) will Lotus Tree Blossoms pray for him and rub olive oil on him in the name of the Lord. The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. James 5:14 (CJB) Month Picture
July 2018 (Pronunciations: Tammuz tah-mooz Av ahv ) Tammuz/Av 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tammuz 18 8 Tammuz 19 9 Tammuz 20 10 Tammuz 21 11 Tammuz 22 12 Tammuz 23 Jerusalem 13 Tammuz 24 14 Tammuz 25 15 Tammuz 26 16 Tammuz 27 17 Tammuz 28 18 New Moon Tammuz 29 Jerusalem 19 Av 1 20 Av 2 21 Av 3 22 Av 4 23 Av 5 24 Av 6 25 Av 7 26 Av 8 27 Av 9 28 Av 10 29 Av 11 30 Av 12 31 Av 13 Av 14 Av 15 Av 16 Av 17 Av 18 Av 19 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey. Deuteronomy 8:7-8 (NKJV) A Pomegrante Month Picture
(Pronunciations: Av ahv Elul eh-lool ) August 2018 Av/Elul 5778 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Av 20 8 Av 21 9 Av 22 10 Av 23 11 Av 24 12 Av 25 13 Av 26 14 Av 27 15 Av 28 16 Av 29 17 Av 30 18 New Moon Mt. Sinai Elul 1 19 Elul 2 20 Elul 3 21 Elul 4 22 Elul 5 23 Elul 6 24 Elul 7 25 Elul 8 26 Elul 9 27 Elul 10 28 Elul 11 29 Elul 12 30 Elul 13 31 Elul 14 Elul 15 Elul 16 Elul 17 Elul 18 Elul 19 Elul 20 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
Month Picture But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. Psalm 52:8 (NKJV) Green Olives
September 2018 (Pronunciations: Elul eh-lool Tishrei TISH-rey ) Elul 5578/Tishrei 5779 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Elul 21 8 Elul 22 9 Elul 23 10 Elul 24 11 Elul 25 12 Elul 26 13 Elul 27 14 Elul 28 15 New Moon Elul 29 16 Tishrei 1 17 REST Tishrei 2 18 Tishrei 3 19 Tishrei 4 20 Tishrei 5 21 Tishrei 6 22 Tishrei 7 23 Day 1 Tishrei 8 24 Tishrei 9 25 Tishrei 10 26 Tishrei 11 27 Tishrei 12 28 Tishrei 13 29 Mountains of Ararat Tishrei 14 30 Tishrei 15 Tishrei 16 Tishrei 17 Tishrei 18 Tishrei 19 Tishrei 20 Tishrei 21 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
Month Picture Then as he [Elijah] lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat. 1 Kings 19:5 (NKJV) A Broom Tree Blossom
(Pronunciations: Tishrei TISH-rey Cheshvan khesh-van ) October 2018 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5779 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Day 8 7 Tishrei 22 8 Tishrei 23 9 Tishrei 24 10 Tishrei 25 11 Tishrei 26 12 Tishrei 27 13 Tishrei 28 14 Tishrei 29 15 Tishrei 30 16 Cheshvan 1 17 Cheshvan 2 18 Cheshvan 3 19 Cheshvan 4 20 B Cheshvan 5 21 Cheshvan 6 22 Cheshvan 7 23 Cheshvan 8 24 Cheshvan 9 25 Cheshvan 10 26 Cheshvan 11 27 Cheshvan 12 28 Cheshvan 13 29 Cheshvan 14 30 Cheshvan 15 31 Cheshvan 16 Cheshvan 17 Cheshvan 18 Cheshvan 19 Cheshvan 20 Cheshvan 21 Cheshvan 22 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
Month Picture The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. 1 Kings 10:27 (NKJV) Cedar Tree Berries
(Pronunciations: Cheshvan khesh-van Kislev KISS-lev ) November 2018 Cheshvan/Kislev 5579 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cheshvan 23 8 Cheshvan 24 9 Cheshvan 25 10 New Moon Cheshvan 26 11 Cheshvan 27 12 Cheshvan 28 13 Cheshvan 29 14 Cheshvan 30 15 Kislev 1 16 Kislev 2 17 Kislev 3 18 Kislev 4 19 Kislev 5 20 Kislev 6 21 Kislev 7 22 Kislev 8 23 Kislev 9 24 R Kislev 10 25 Kislev 11 26 Kislev 12 27 Kislev 13 28 Kislev 14 29 Kislev 15 30 Kislev 16 Kislev 17 Kislev 18 Kislev 19 Kislev 20 Kislev 21 Kislev 22 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the Lord. Genesis 13:18 (NKJV) Terebinth Tree Buds Month Picture
(Pronunciations: Kislev KISS-lev Tevet tey-vet ) December 2018 Kislev/Tevet 5579 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Kislev 24 9 3 Kislev 25 10 4 Kislev 26 11 5 Kislev 27 12 6 Kislev 28 13 7 Kislev 29 14 Kislev 23 New Moon 8 Kislev 30 15 Tevet 1 16 Ezra Tevet 2 17 Jerusalem Tevet 3 18 Tevet 4 19 Tevet 5 20 Tevet 6 21 Tevet 7 22 Tevet 8 23 Tevet 9 24 Tevet 10 25 Tevet 11 26 Tevet 12 27 Tevet 13 28 Tevet 14 29 Tevet 15 30 Tevet 16 31 Tevet 17 Tevet 18 Tevet 19 Tevet 20 Tevet 21 Tevet 22 Tevet 23 www.grapevinestudies.com Grapevine Studies
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