The Month of Iyyar (Ziv) in the Bible
The second month in the Jewish spiritual calendar is named Ziv. In the civil or financial calendar it is the eighth month and is named Iyyar. In a typical year there are twenty-nine days in this month. In the Gregorian (Western) calendar it corresponds to the period from the middle of April to the middle of May. It is the time of grain harvest and saw the start of the construction of Solomon's Temple and also of the foundations of the newer Temple when Judah returned from captivity in Babylon.
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| Period | Start Day | End Day | Event | Year |
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| Miscellaneous | Ruth & Boaz Ruth 1:22; 2:23; Leviticus 23:22; Deuteronomy 24:19 |
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| Gospels & Apostles | 26 | Jesus seen of the disciples 40 days Acts 1:3; Daniel 9:27 |
AD29 | |
| Gospels & Apostles | 3 | Paul’s 7 days at Troas (on his 3rd journey) Acts 20:6 |
AD57 | |
| Miscellaneous | General (e.g. wheat) harvest Genesis 30:14; Ruth 2:23; Judges 15:1; I Samuel 6:13; 12:17 |
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| Kings of the Twelve Tribes | Servants/David: Dodai (“loving”), an Ahohite (“brother of rest”) I Chronicles 27:4 |
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| Return from Captivity | Temple foundations started (start) Ezra 3:8; Isaiah 44:28 |
536BC | ||
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 1 | Israel numbered in Sinai Numbers 1:1,18 |
1445BC | |
| 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 |
AD2040? | |
| Kings of the Twelve Tribes | 2 | Solomon’s Temple construction (start) I Kings 6:1; II Chronicles 3:2; I Kings 6:37,38; Acts 7:47 |
967BC | |
| Before Israel entered Egypt | 10 | The Flood: 8 people entered the ark Genesis 7:1,4,10,11; Matthew 24:38; I Peter 3:20; Luke 17:27; Psalm 104:6 |
2283BC | |
| The Law of Moses | 14 | Passover for those unclean in 1st month Numbers 9:11 |
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| Kings of Judah | 14 | Passover re-instated under Hezekiah II Chronicles 30:1-3,13-15; 29:3; 30:3; Numbers 9:11 |
715BC | |
| Kings of Judah | 14 | 28 | Feast of Unleavened Bread kept again under Hezekiah II Chronicles 30:21-23; 29:3; 30:3 |
715BC |
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 15 | Israel entered wilderness of Sin between Elim & Sinai, murmur Exodus 16:1 |
1446BC | |
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 15 | Quails provided for meat (at even) Exodus 16:1,13 |
1446BC | |
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 16 | 21 | Manna first provided (in 6 mornings) Exodus 16:1,13,22 |
1446BC |
| Before Israel entered Egypt | 17 | The Flood: Rain begins to fall for world’s disobedience Genesis 7:11; Matthew 24:39 |
2283BC | |
| Before Israel entered Egypt | 17 | The Flood: Rain falling 40 days Genesis 7:11,12,14 |
2283BC | |
| Before Israel entered Egypt | 17 | The Flood: waters prevailed on the earth 150 days Genesis 7:11,24; 8:3 |
2283BC | |
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 17 | Manna bred worms & stank because of disobedience of Israel Exodus 16:1,13,19,20 |
1446BC | |
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 20 | Cloud lifted from the Tabernacle Numbers 10:11 |
1445BC | |
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 22 | A sabbath - first day without Manna Exodus 16:1,13,22 |
1446BC | |
| Israel’s Journey from Egypt | 23 | Israel travel 3 days from Sinai after 11 months Numbers 10:33,11 |
1445BC | |
| Before Israel entered Egypt | 27 | The Flood: Earth fully dry Genesis 8:14,13; Psalm 104:9 |
2282BC |
