The Month of Sivan in the Bible

The third month in the Jewish spiritual calendar isn't named in the Bible. In the civil or financial calendar it is the ninth month and is named Sivan. 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 May to the middle of June. It is the time of tending to grapevines, and the month when the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses returned bearing a huge cluster of grapes. The Feast of Weeks takes place in this month.

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Period Start Day End Day Event Year
Before Israel entered Egypt 27 The Flood: Rain falling 40 days
Genesis 7:11,12,14
2283BC
Miscellaneous Vine tending
Psalm 80:8,14; Song of Solomon 7:12
Kings of the Twelve Tribes Servants/David: Benaiah (“Yah has built”), son of Jehoiada (“known of Yah”)
I Chronicles 27:5
Kings of Judah Israel gather at Jerusalem as they see Yahweh is with Asa
II Chronicles 15:10
896BC
Kings of Judah Firstfruits (& freewill offerings) gathered under Hezekiah
II Chronicles 31:7; 29:3
715BC
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
The Law of Moses 1 New Moon: Burnt Offerings
Numbers 28:11-15
Captivity in Babylon 1 Ezekiel ch. 31: sent to Pharoah
Ezekiel 31:1; 1:1,1-2
587BC
Kingdom of God (Millennium) 1 New Moon: Burnt Offerings made in the Kingdom
Ezekiel 46:6
AD20??
Israel’s Journey from Egypt 3 Spies sent from Kadesh-barnea for 40 days (approx), return with huge cluster of grapes
Numbers 10:11,33; 11:32; 12:15; 13:20,2,25
1445BC
The Law of Moses 7 Feast of Weeks (Harvest - 7x7 days after Firstfruits)
Leviticus 23:10,11; Deuteronomy 16:9,10; Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:16; II Chronicles 8:13; Acts 2:1
Gospels & Apostles Sailing is considered perilous (approx) (finish)
Acts 27:9
Gospels & Apostles 7 Holy Spirit gifts given to disciples (Pentecost – the 50th day)
Acts 2:1; Daniel 9:27
AD29
Israel’s Journey from Egypt 15 Israel entered wilderness of Sinai; Moses ascends Sinai
Exodus 19:1
1446BC
Captivity in Babylon 23 King’s scribes publish Mordecai’s redemption
Esther 3:7,12; 8:9
509BC
Unripened green grapes growing on a vine.
Vine by GeisserS, Pixabay

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