What is Adar in the Bible?
Name of the 12th month
Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew religious calendar, corresponding to February-March in the modern calendar. Adar appears in 9 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Adar?
Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew religious calendar, corresponding to February-March in the modern calendar. It is mentioned several times in the book of Esther in connection with the events leading up to the feast of Purim. Haman cast lots (Pur) in the month of Nisan to determine the day for the destruction of the Jews, and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of Adar (Est.3.7,13). However, through Esther's intervention, the king issued a new decree allowing the Jews to defend themselves, which they did on the thirteenth day of Adar (Est.8.12; 9:1). The Jews celebrated their victory over their enemies on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar, which became the feast of Purim (Est.9.17-19,21). In leap years, an additional month called Adar II is added to the calendar to ensure that the religious festivals remain in their proper seasons.
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 Adar appear in the Bible?
Adar is referenced in 9 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Esther 3:7
- Esther 3:13
- Esther 8:12
- Esther 9:1
- Esther 9:15
- Esther 9:17
- Esther 9:19
- Esther 9:21
- Ezra 6:15
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Adar.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Adar?
Adar appears in 9 verses across 2 books, most often in Esther, which accounts for 8 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Adar?
Esther, Ezra.
Where can I read every verse about Adar?
This page lists 9 of them. Protos carries all 9, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
