And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so. |
Moreover, instead of thinking of each year as its own one-year increment, the Biblical lunar calendar is more like a 19-year cycle with leap years in in year 0, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, and 17. Instead of a straight line, picture it like a helix rotating through cycles of history and resetting every 19 years.
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"This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you." |