Bible Dictionary
Year
A year is the ordinary major division of time, understood in Scripture in relation to the sun’s revolution. Israel used both a sacred calendar beginning with Abib and a civil reckoning associated with the autumn season.
Biblical Usage
Israel reckoned the year in two ways: by a sacred calendar beginning around the vernal equinox with Abib, and by a civil calendar beginning around the autumnal equinox. The supplied material also notes that Tisri is now the beginning of the Jewish year.
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