* Biblical References for Month I
I- 1:
Genesis 8:13 - Waters were dried from the face of the earth.
Exodus 40:2 - Moses ordered to erect the Tabernacle; place appurtenances, Aaron and his sons; anoint and sanctify.
Exodus 40:17 - The Tabernacle was reared up.
2 Chronicles 29:17 - Temple sanctification process begins (under king Hezekiah).
Ezra 7:9 - Ezra began the journey to go up from Babylon.
Ezra 10:17 - They made an end with all the men who had taken strange wives by this day.
Ezekiel 29:17 - Divine decree to give Egypt into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
Ezekiel 45:18 - Sacrifice of a bullock to cleanse the sanctuary (the Millennial Temple).
I- 7:
Ezekiel 30:20 - The arm of Pharaoh was broken, and the arm of the King of Babylon was strengthened.
Ezekiel 45:20 - Blood of the sin offering to be applied to the Temple for the sins of the people.
I- 8:
2 Chronicles 29:17 - Sanctification of the house in the Temple completed.
I- 10:
Exodus 12:3 - Each household to procure their lamb for Passover.
Joshua 4:19 - The Ark, priests and people crossed the Jordan; the waters flowed; they camped in Gilgal at east border of Jericho.
Ezekiel 40:1 - Ezekiel was given a vision of a new Temple.
I- 12:
Ezra 8:31 - People departed from the river of Ahava to go to Jerusalem; hand of God delivered them from their enemies.
I- 13:
Esther 3:12 - The king's scribes sent forth letters to kill the Jews.
I- 14:
Exodus 12:6 - The lambs kept since the 10th are slain; blood put on door posts.
Exodus 12:18 - Unleavened bread shall be eaten from this day beginning at evening through the 21st day until evening.
Leviticus 23:5 - Passover begins at evening this day.
Numbers 9:3 - On this day at evening, keep the Passover in its appointed season, according to the ceremonies thereof.
Numbers 28:16 - This day is the pesach of YHWH.
Joshua 5:10 - Children of Israel camped at Gilgal in the plains of Jericho and kept the Passover.
2 Chronicles 35:1 - King Josiah kept Passover in Jerusalem, and they killed the pesach on this day.
Ezra 6:19 - The children of the captivity kept the Passover in the land at the newly finished (second) Temple.
Ezekiel 45:21 - You shall have the Passover, a feast for seven days, and unleavened bread shall be eaten.
I- 15:
Leviticus 23:6 - Feast of Unleavened Bread begins; eat unleavened bread for seven days.
Numbers 28:17 - The feast begins on this day; seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
Numbers 33:3 - The children of Israel left Rameses on this day, after the Passover.
I- 16:
2 Chronicles 29:17 - The priests completed sanctification of the Temple (16 days).
I- 17:
Genesis 8:4 - Noah's ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
I- 21:
Exodus 12:18 - The Feast of Unleavened Bread ends on this day at evening.
I- 24:
Daniel 10:4 - Daniel had a vision by the great river Hiddekel; Gabriel came to him after a 21 day delay.
Month I references with no specific dates:
Numbers 20:1 - Children of Israel went into the desert of Zin and abode in Kadesh.
1 Chronicles 12:15 - They crossed over the river Jordan in the first month when it had overflowed all its banks.
2 Chronicles 29:3 - King Hezekiah opened the Temple doors and repaired them.
Nehemiah 2:1 - When Nehemiah served wine to king Artaxerxes, the king inquired about his sad countenance.
Esther 3:7 - they cast Pur day to day before Haman; Haman gets the king's seal of approval to destroy the Jews.
Joel 2:23 - YHWH will cause the latter rains to come in the first month.
* Biblical References for Month II
II- 1:
Numbers 1:1 - Moses is told to number the children of Israel and form their armies.
Numbers 1:18 - They were numbered by their pedigrees.
II- 2:
2 Chronicles 3:2 - Solomon began to build the Temple.
II- 14:
Numbers 9:11 - Those who were unclean at first Passover may observe it this day as a second.
2 Chronicles 30:15 - They kept the Passover of the 2nd month.
II- 15:
Exodus 16:1 - They left Elim, entered the Wilderness of Sin.
II- 17:
Genesis 7:11 - Fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were opened to begin the flood.
II- 20:
Numbers 10:11 - The cloud was taken up from the Tabernacle, and they left Sinai for Paran.
II- 27:
Genesis 8:14 - The earth had dried; Noah and the animals left the ark.
Month II references with no specific dates:
1 KIngs 6:1 - Solomon began to build the Temple.
1 KIngs 6:37 - The foundation was laid for the Temple in this month, which is named Zif.
2 Chronicles 30:2 - Hezekiah took counsel with princes to keep Passover in the second month.
2 Chronicles 30:13 - A great congregation gathered to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month.
Ezra 3:8 - Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel set forward the work of the (second) Temple.
* Biblical References for Month III
III- 1:
Ezekiel 31:1 - A warning to Pharaoh; he and his multitude will be brought down in their wickedness.
III- 23:
Esther 8:9 - By the hand of Mordecai's writing, king Ahasuerus granted the Jews the right to defend themselves.
Month III references with no specific dates:
2 Chronicles 15:10 - King Asa gathered all of Judah, Benjamin and the strangers with them from out of Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon to Jerusalem; they entered into a covenant to seek YHWH with all their heart and soul.
2 Chronicles 31:7 - The excess of abundant tithes were heaped up from the third month to the seventh month as Israel was blessed under king Hezekiah.
