Israel’s Calendar Month Pre-/Post-Exilic Of Year Sacred/Civil Modern Equivalent Characteristics Abib/Nisan 1/7 March/April Latter Rains; Barley Harvest Ziv/Iyyar 2/8 April/May Dry Season Begins Sivan 3/9 May/June Wheat Harvest; Early Figs Tammuz 4/10 June/July Hot Season; Grape Harvest Ab 5/11 July/August Olive Harvest Elul 8/12 August/September Dates, Summer Figs Ethanim/Tishri 7/1 September/October Former Rains; Plowing Time Bul/Heshvan 8/2 October/November Rains; Wheat, Barley Sown Chislev 9/3