Fall Feasts Of 2024 - The Seventh Month Feasts Occur In September (Seventh Month), Not October (Eighth Month)

By John Vega
September 5th, 2024

Dear fellow Seventh-day Adventists,

The feasts of the seventh month of 2024 are as follows

• Feast of Trumpets/Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah - Thursday September 5th
• Feast of Yom Kippur/Day of Atonment - Saturday September 14th
• Feast of Tabernacles/Sukkot - September 19th to 25th
• Last great Day - September 26th

When we consider the names of the months we see that the month of Septemeber is actually the seventh month and not the ninth month as it is called on the modern Gregorian calendar.

The Latin word for September is septem, which means "seven". The name September comes from this word because it was originally the seventh month of the year in the Roman calendar. Here's some more information about the history of the name September: The Roman calendar The oldest known Roman calendar, created by Romulus around 750 BC, had 10 months and September was the seventh. The addition of January and February In 46 BCE, Julius Caesar added January and February to the calendar, making September the ninth month. The spelling When the name was borrowed from early French into Middle English, it was spelled Septembre. The English spelling was later changed back to the original Latin. he Latin word for September is septem, which means "seven". The name September comes from this word because it was originally the seventh month of the year in the Roman calendar.

. September "ninth month of the Roman year," late Old English Septembre, from Old French septembre, setembre, and directly from Latin September (also source of Old French Septembre, Spanish Setiembre, Italian Settembre, German September), from septem "seven" (see seven). So called because it was the original seventh month of the old Roman calendar, which began the year in March; Julian calendar reform (46 B.C.E.) shifted the new year back two months. For -ber suffix, see December. The native names are Old English hærfestmonað ("harvest month"), haligmonað ("holy month"). By late 14c. as figurative of a later stage of life. Related: Septembral; Hawthorne has Septemberish. Septembrian as "belonging to September" is by 1800; earlier it was a noun, "one who believes that our Lord was born in September" (1640s); also see Septembrist.

Yes, the Hebrew month of Tishrei or Ethanim is in September and is the seventh month of the Jewish calendar: The Jewish calendar's months are numbered starting with Nisan, the spring month, which roughly corresponds to March and April in the Gregorian calendar. Tishrei is a 30-day month that falls in the autumn season in the Northern Hemisphere, and is equivalent to September–October in the Gregorian calendar. Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish new year, is also the first day of Tishrei. It commemorates the creation of humankind.

The Hebrew calendar has a long history, with origins in the ancient Near East and many changes over the years: Biblical period The calendar was based on observations of the sun and moon between Abraham's call to enter Canaan and Jacob's entry into Egypt. Talmudic period Around 500 BCE, the calendar was based on observation and reckoning. Post-Talmudic period From about 690 BCE to the 11th Century, the calendar was based on reckoning. Babylonian exile The calendar was influenced by the Babylonian calendar, with some month names changed and some Hebrews adopting a solar calendar. Second Temple Period The Sanhedrin permanently established a fixed lunisolar calendar based on mathematics, created by Hillel II in 358 or 359 CE. Years since creation Between 700-800 CE, the calendar changed its yearly numbering system to years since creation. The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar, based on lunar months that alternate between 29 and 30 days. Every three years, an extra month is added to keep the calendar in sync with the sun's cycles. The calendar is used by Jewish people around the world as a religious calendar, and is also the official calendar of Israel.

The contemporary Jewish calendar that dates from the time of Hillel II (359 C.E., A.M. 4119) is an official calendar of the State of Israel, along with the Gregorian calendar. It is a lunisolar calendar based on computations rather than visual observations; sightings of the young crescent moon were used in ancient times.

Ellen G. White and "The time of Passover"

"There were three annual feasts, the Passover, the Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles, at which all the men of Israel were commanded to appear before the Lord at Jerusalem. Of these feasts the Passover was the most largely attended. Many were present from all countries where the Jews were scattered. From every part of Palestine the worshipers came in great numbers. The journey from Galilee occupied several days, and the travelers united in large companies for companionship and protection. The women and aged men rode upon oxen or asses over the steep and rocky roads. The stronger men and the youth journeyed on foot. The time of the Passover corresponded to the close of March or the beginning of April, and the whole land was bright with flowers, and glad with the song of birds. All along the way were spots memorable in the history of Israel, and fathers and mothers recounted to their children the wonders that God had wrought for His people in ages past. They beguiled their journey with song and music, and when at last the towers of Jerusalem came into view, every voice joined in the triumphant strain,— DA 75.2

Ellen G. White and "The month of Abib"

The first of these festivals, the Passover, the feast of unleavened bread, occurred in Abib, the first month of the Jewish year, corresponding to the last of March and the beginning of April. The cold of winter was past, the latter rain had ended, and all nature rejoiced in the freshness and beauty of the springtime. The grass was green on the hills and valleys, and wild flowers everywhere brightened the fields. The moon, now approaching the full, made the evenings delightful. It was the season so beautifully pictured by the sacred singer: "The winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree ripeneth her green figs, And the vines are in blossom, They give forth their fragrance." Song of Solomon 2:11-13, R.V. PP537.3 & 538.4

 

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