Chisleu
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Summary
The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical calendar (third in the civil calendar), corresponding roughly to November-December.
☩Calendar Position
Chisleu was the ninth month in the Jewish ecclesiastical year and third in the civil year, adopted from the Babylonians after the Captivity. It corresponds mainly to the moon of November. The name appears in Nehemiah and Zechariah regarding events occurring in that month.
Key verses:Nehemiah 1:1Zechariah 7:1
☩Significant Events
On the 25th of Chisleu, the temple was rededicated under Judas Maccabaeus after its defilement by Antiochus Epiphanes, establishing the feast of Hanukkah (Dedication). Jeremiah's scroll was burned in the winter month of Chisleu.
Key verses:Ezra 10:9Jeremiah 36:22