Hebrew Calendar
HEBREW CALENDAR
Israelite time began on the day of Creation, set by tradition on 7 October 3760 b.c.e., a lag of 3760 years in relation to the Gregorian calendar. The Hebrew calendar was established definitively in the fifth century c.e., during the talmudic epoch. The Israelite year is a compromise between the lunar year and the solar year, its duration varying within a cycle of 19 years, which includes 12 common years of 12 months (29/30 days) and 7 embolismic years, each having an extra month of 30 days.
SEE ALSO Gregorian Calendar;Talmud.
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