What is Abib in the Bible?
Name of the 1st month
Abib meaning "ear of grain" or "green ears," was the original name for the first month of the Hebrew religious calendar. Abib appears in 4 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Abib?
Abib, meaning "ear of grain" or "green ears," was the original name for the first month of the Hebrew religious calendar. Later, after the Babylonian exile, this month was called Nisan. Abib/Nisan corresponds to March-April in the modern calendar. The Passover festival was celebrated on the fourteenth day of Abib (Exo.13.4; 23:15; 34:18; Deu.16.1). The Feast of Unleavened Bread began on the fifteenth day of this month and lasted for seven days (Exo.23.15; 34:18). In the book of Esther, Nisan is mentioned as the month in which Haman cast lots to determine the day for the destruction of the Jews (Est.3.7). Ezra also mentions Nisan as the month in which the rebuilding of the temple was completed (Ezr.6.15).
Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Abib appear in the Bible?
Abib is referenced in 4 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 16:1
- Exodus 13:4
- Exodus 23:15
- Exodus 34:18
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Abib.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Abib?
Abib appears in 4 verses across 2 books, most often in Exodus, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Abib?
Exodus, Deuteronomy.
Where can I read every verse about Abib?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
