How do I find the Jewish calendar(s) used in biblical times?
this is a typical real question
I didn't see an AI answer attempt …
Didn’t the calendar originate in Babylon and evolved over time?
During the Babylonian captivity, the Jewish people adopted the Babylonian names for the months. The Babylonian calendar descended directly from the Sumerian calendar.
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These Babylonian month-names (such as Nisan, Iyyar, Tammuz, Ab, Elul, Tishri and Adar) are shared with the modern Levantine solar calendar (currently used in the Arabic-speaking countries of the Fertile Crescent) and the modern Assyrian calendar, indicating a common origin.
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The origin is thought to be the Babylonian calendar.
copilot interrupted and insisted on answering before giving me my search results:
The first historically attested and formulized calendars date to the Bronze Age, dependent on the development of writing in the ancient Near East. The earliest evidence of astronomical activity is an Ishango bone with markings, thought to be a lunar calendar which dates back to around 20,000 BC. During the Vedic period India developed a sophisticated timekeeping methodology and calendars for Vedic rituals. In 2000 AD, Victoria, Australia, a Wurdi Youang stone arrangement could date back more than 11,000 years. Calendars are essential in religious practice, agriculture, and governance.Wikipedia+2
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I think that most Christians would probably be able to guess the answer. But like me probably never gave it a lot of thought before.
but going back to your original question, I am pretty certain that logo has lots of resources that would give a lot of information on that subject. So if AI search isn’t bringing it up, that is pretty strange.
I’m not at my desk at the moment but I’m pretty sure there’s an interactive with the Jewish calendar.
I'd look into my Atlases / Encyclopedias. A Smart Search confined to the first yields:
@MJ Not sure what you mean by that. This is what I get in All search:
Gee … whatever happened to Qumran and evil priests?
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