The Month of Shebat in the Bible
The eleventh month in the Jewish spiritual calendar isn't named in the Bible. In the civil or financial calendar it is the fifth month and is named Shebat. In a typical year there are thirty days in this month. In the Gregorian (Western) calendar it corresponds to the period from the middle of January to the middle of February. It is the time of the much heavier “latter” rains.
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| Period | Start Day | End Day | Event | Year |
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| Miscellaneous | Latter (heavy) rains Jeremiah 5:24; Hosea 6:3; Joel 2:23; Deuteronomy 11:14; Job 29:23; Proverbs 16:15; Jeremiah 3:3; Zechariah 10:1; James 5:7; II Samuel 23:4 |
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| Kings of the Twelve Tribes | Servants/David: Benaiah (“Yah has built”) the Pirathonite (“one princely”) I Chronicles 27:14 |
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| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 1 | Moses speaks all Deuteronomy (covenant) to Israel in Moab Deuteronomy 1:3; 11:32; 29:1; 34:5 |
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| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 1 | Song of Moses given to Israel Deuteronomy 1:3; 31:22; Deuteronomy 32 |
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| The Law of Moses | 1 | New Moon: 2x Trumpets blown, solemn feast day Numbers 10:10; Psalm 81:3; I Samuel 20:18,24; II Kings 4:23; Isaiah 66:23; Ezekiel 46:1; Colossians 2:16; Amos 8:5 |
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| The Law of Moses | 1 | New Moon: Burnt Offerings Numbers 28:11-15 |
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| Kingdom of God (Millennium) | 1 | New Moon: Burnt Offerings made in the Kingdom Ezekiel 46:6 |
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| Before Israel entered Egypt | 12 | The Flood: Raven & Dove sent (after 40 days) Genesis 8:6 |
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| Before Israel entered Egypt | 19 | The Flood: Dove sent 2nd time (7 days later) Genesis 8:10 |
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| Return from Captivity | 24 | Zechariah’s 7 visions Zechariah 1:7 |
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| Before Israel entered Egypt | 26 | The Flood: Dove sent 3rd time (7 days later) Genesis 8:12 |
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