Questions tagged [calendar]
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Was Methuselah literally 969 years old when he died?
In so many passages in the Bible, it is said that many figures such as Methuselah lived many many years. For example, Genesis 5:27 (NASB):
Thus all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-...
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Can someone explain the Biblical calendar in layman language?
As a Christian, I've read most of the Bible and though there's still more books and chapters to go, I've always struggled in understanding the calendar system that the Israelites used in the Old ...
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What does “in the month of XXX” mean for postexilic Jews?
In Nehemiah 2:1 we read:
"And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of
King Artaxerxes..."
What did the Jews in the postexilic era mean when they only mentioned the month ...
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Luke 1 - What time of the year were John and Jesus born?
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Given the specific details from the passages, is it possible to infer an approximate time of the year when John and Jesus were born?
Or, are certain times of the year excluded by the text?...
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1 Samuel 20:18: How was the First of the Month / New Moon Determined?
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• Astronomy.SE/How Soon Could a Waxing Crescent Moon Be ...
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Luke 23:54 - Historical Evidence that the Jewish Calendar Day began at Sunrise?
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- Historical Evidence of the Sabbath Rest ...
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What calendar was used in the first books of the Bible? [duplicate]
Reading Leviticus, I found several verses relatives to months and dates. And I wondered how long those months were and how were they measured.
I know that the modern Hebrew calendar is a lunar ...
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Calculating months and weeks in the Mosaic Law
Is the Law of Moses based on the lunar calendar?
According to Genesis 8:3-4 the ark of Noah rested on Mount Ararat "on the 17th day of the seventh month."
Genesis 8:3-4 (NASB)
3 and the water ...
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Ancient Hebrew Calendar(s) and Modern Translations of “Years”
When we read Genesis or Samuel/Kings/Chronicles (or any OT book that attempts any sort of reliable chronology), what are reasonable meanings of the word (translated) "year?"
Suppose I wanted to ...
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What calendar used in first century Judea by author of gospel of John?
Different calendars have emerged throughout history ie. Julian, revised Julian, Gregorian. These calendars are generally solar or lunar or both (lunisolar). Jews used lunisolar in Tannaitic period ...
