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Chislev

Chislev, mentioned in Nehemiah 1:1 and Zechariah 7:1, is the ninth month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, corresponding to November-December in the modern calendar.
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Summary

Name of the 9th month; called Chislev (כִּסְלֵו).

Glossary entries

Chisleu, Chislev Kislev

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Nehemiah 1:1
    These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
  2. Zechariah 7:1
    In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.