{"id":7864,"date":"2016-01-13T07:46:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=7864"},"modified":"2016-01-13T07:46:18","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:46:18","slug":"the-ancient-biblical-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/13\/the-ancient-biblical-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources to Study to Understand the Ancient Biblical Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Exodus 12:2,\u00a0<em>This month\u2026first month of the year.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The biblical month in which Passover occurs (March-April) marks the beginning of the biblical new year. It is also the time from which all biblical feasts are calculated. This is why it is important to understand the biblical calendar, so you\u00a0will know when to celebrate YHVH&#8217;s feasts.<\/p>\n<p>To learn about the ancient biblical calendar, we provide these free resources for you to study:<\/p>\n<p>The Biblical Calendar and the New Moon at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/new_moons.pdf\">http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/new_moons.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Biblical Calendar Demystified at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/cal_demyst.pdf\">http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/cal_demyst.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Biblical Calendar: New Moon or Conjunction?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/vis_moon.pdf\">http:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/pdfs\/vis_moon.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/13\/the-ancient-biblical-calendar\/calendar-2-22171142\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7865\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7865\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Calendar-2-22171142.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar 2 22171142\" width=\"750\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Calendar-2-22171142.jpg 750w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Calendar-2-22171142-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Calendar-2-22171142-335x300.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Resources to Study to Understand the Ancient Biblical Calendar',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/13\/the-ancient-biblical-calendar\/',contentID: 'post-7864',suggestTags: 'Biblical Calendar,Biblical New Year,Book of Exodus,Exodus',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exodus 12:2,\u00a0This month\u2026first month of the year.\u00a0The biblical month in which Passover occurs (March-April) marks the beginning of the biblical new year. 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