Jewish
Times!
The
Jewish day began at six o'clock in the morning. It was divided into twelve
hours, of which our nine o'clock in the morning was the third, our noon
their sixth, our three o'clock afternoon their ninth, and our five o'clock
their eleventh. They also divided their day into four great hours or
watches, each containing three of the ordinary hours; and of these their
third hour was from noon to three o'clock. Their night they divided into
four watches, each consisting of three hours. The first ended about nine
o'clock, the second at midnight, the third at three or cock-crowing, and the
fourth or morning watch about six o'clock, in the morning. Their week began
on our Sunday, and ended on our Saturday. Their months were regulated by the
changes of the moon and each third year consisted of thirteen of these
months of moons.
Their names were :-
1. Abib or Nisan (March,April)
2. Zif or Jair (April,May)
3. Sivan (May,June)
4. Thamuz (June,July)
5. Ab (July,August)
6. Elul (August,September)
7. Ethanum or Tizri (September,October)
8. Bul or Marchesvan (October,November)
9. Chisleu (November,December)
10. Thebeth (December,January)
11. Shebeth (January,February)
12. Adar
13 Veader (February,March)
Their civil year began with Ethanum or Tizri;
in our September; and by it their releases and jubilees were regulated.Their
sacred year originating from their deliverance from the Egyptian bondage
(Ex.12) began with Abib or Nisan,in our March.
