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ha Aviv - ha Ethanim
feast of harvest at the beginning of the year
feast of ingathering at the end of the year
Exod.23[ 16] And the feast of harvest , the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering , which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Deut.11
[14
] That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season,
the first rain and the latter rain
, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine
oil.
Joel.2[
23] Be glad then, ye children
of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former
rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you
the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain
in the first month Zech.10[
1] Ask ye of the LORD rain in
the time of the latter rain;
so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every
one grass in the field.
Jas.5[
7]
Be patient therefore, brethren,
unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman
waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it,
until he receive the early and latter
rain.[8] Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts:
for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
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a different look at the numbers
12 and 3
Abib / Aviv - the first month- Passover
- New Year
Exod.13[
4] This day came ye out in the
month Abib
.
the father
- 12 or 3
Exod.23[
15] Thou shalt keep the feast
of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded
thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib
;for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear
before me empty:)
Exod.34[
18] The feast of unleavened
bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded
thee, in the time of the month Abib
: for in the month Abib
thou camest out from Egypt.
Deut.16[
1] Observe the month of
Abib, and keep the passover
unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib
the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
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Ethanim, the 7th month
Memorial of the Blowing of Trumpets - New Moon
Day of Atonement - the jubile
Feast of Tabernacles
Lev.23[
36] Seven days ye shall offer
an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth
day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall
offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a
solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work
therein.
The
Above in red, alef
and
tav, are the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet, first
and
last forever 1Kgs.8[
2] And all the men of Israel
assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month
Ethanim
, which is the seventh month.
BDB Definition: Ethanim = enduring - seventh month, corresponding
end of Sept, Oct. - so named because permanent streams still flowed
-
plural of H386
Jer.2[ 13] For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Jer.17 [13] O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters .
Rev.21 [1 ] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
[2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
[3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.[4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.[5] And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.[ 6] And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.[ 7] He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Isa.12 [1 ] And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
[2] Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
[3] Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation .
Rev.7 [ 17] For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Isa.33 [ 21] But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.[22 ] For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us .
The Beginning and End
Deut.11[
12]
A land which the LORD thy God careth for
: the eyes of
the LORD thy God are always upon it,
from the beginning
of the year
( ha Aviv )
even unto the
end
of the year.
( ha Ethanim )
noun common
masculine plural construct - suffix 2nd person masculine
singular
Isa.41
[ 4] Who
hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the
LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Isa.44[
6] Thus saith the LORD the King
of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am
the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is
no God.
Rev.1[
11] Saying,
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:
[17] And when
I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me,
saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Rev.2[
8] And unto the angel of the
church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first
and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
Rev.21[
6] And he said unto me, It is
done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end
. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain
of the water of life freely.
Rev.22[
13] I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the
last.
Shalom
660 or
12 or 3
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