Seasons
Seasons
(Gen. 8:22). See AGRICULTURE; MONTH.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Seasons
sez’nz (summer: , kayic, Chaldaic , kayit (Dan 2:35); (, theros; winter: , sethaw) (Son 2:11), (, horeph; , cheimon): The four seasons in Palestine are not so marked as in more northern countries, summer gradually fading into winter and winter into summer. The range of temperature is not great. In the Bible we have no reference to spring or autumn; the only seasons mentioned are summer and winter (Gen 8:22; Psa 74:17; Zec 14:8).
Winter is the season of rain lasting from November to May. The winter is past; the rain is over (Son 2:11). See RAIN. The temperature at sealevel in Palestine reaches freezing-point occasionally, but seldom is less than 40 F. On the hills and mountains it is colder, depending on the height. The people have no means of heating their houses, and suffer much with the cold. They wrap up their necks and heads and keep inside the houses out of the wind as much as possible. The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter (Pro 20:4). Jesus in speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem says, Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter (Mat 24:20). Paul asks Timothy to come before winter (2Ti 4:21) as navigation closed then and travel was virtually impossible.
Summer is very hot and rainless. (When) the fig tree … putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh (Mar 13:28); The harvest is past, the summer is ended (Jer 8:20). It is the season of harvesting and threshing (Dan 2:35). He that gathereth in summer is a wise son (Pro 10:5). See COLD; HEAT; ASTRONOMY, I, 5.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Seasons
When God created the lights in the firmament He said, “Let them be for signs and for seasons,” and it is well known that the different seasons on the earth are in great measure caused by the days being longer or shorter, and thus having more or less of the heat of the sun. After the flood, God declared that while the earth remained the seasons should continue, Gen 8:22 these fall approximately thus:
1. Seed-time}
3.Cold} falling in October to March.
6.Winter}
2. Harvest}
4.Heat} falling in April to September.
5.Summer}
These seasons must overlap each other in Palestine, and are somewhat different in the hill country from what they are in the plains and valleys. Seed-time follows what was called ‘the early rain,’ in October and November, and continues till January. Harvest commences in sheltered places as early as the beginning of April: in the hill country it is a month later; and in the north it extends to the end of July. The rains of November clothe the fields with grass. In January oranges, citrons, and lemons are ripening. In February and March, apple, pear, plum, and apricot trees are in blossom. During May, in some places, apricots and melons are ripe. In June, figs, cherries, and plums begin to ripen, but August is the chief month for fruit. The vintage extends through September. In August the great heat begins to dry up the vegetation, and it gradually changes the whole scene into what appears to be a dry and barren land; but the early rains soon show that it is only the surface that is parched.
In places there are masses of choice wild flowers, and where the land is well cultivated, it is now, as formerly, very productive. “Twenty thousand measures of wheat” year by year were sent to Hiram in exchange for timber. 1Ki 5:11. Wheat, honey, oil and balm were sent to Tyre as merchandise. Eze 27:17. Barley also is produced plentifully.
The Jewish Calendar here given follows the order usually found in books of reference, but the climate and seasons have somewhat altered. Some of the names of the months apparently point to the time of the year in which they fell. Thus Abib signifies ‘budding’ or ‘ear of corn’; Zif, ‘blossom’; and Bul , ‘rain.’ See MONTHS and RAIN.
JEWISH CALENDAR AND ITS ANTITYPES.
JEWISH CALENDAR AND ITS ANTITYPES
SacredCivilEnglishJewishSeasonsFeastsAntitypes
MthsMthsMthsMths
104Dec-JanTebeth 29 daysMid Winter
115Jan-FebSebat 30 daysWinter
126Feb-MarAdar 29 daysCold, Latter rain, Spring14 Purim
15 or Lots
Est 3:7; Est 9:26
17Mar-AprAbib or Nisan 30 daysBarley Harvest begins14 PassoverChrist our Passover
16 First fruits of Barley The Resurrection
15-21 Unleavened Bread
28Apr-MayZif or Igar 29 daysSummer
39May-JunSivan 30 daysWheat Harvest6 Feast of WeeksDescent of Holy Spirit
PentecostActs 2
First-Fruits of Wheat
410Jun-JulTammuz 29 daysHot Season
511Jul-AugAb 30 DaysPrincipal month for fruit
612Aug-SepElul 29 daysVintage general
71Sept-OctEthanim or Tisri 30 daysEarly Rain1. Feast of TrumpetsIsrael Awakened;
10 Day of Atonementafflict their souls;
15-21 Tabernacles.receive their Messiah, the Millennium.
82Oct-NovBul or MarchesvanSeed Time
29 days
93Nov-DecChisleu 30 daysWinter begins25 Feast of Dedication
Tammuz and Ab are not mentioned in scripture. The names in italic are used by Josephus and others.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Seasons
Gen 1:14; Gen 8:22; Psa 104:19; Jer 33:20; Dan 2:21; Mat 21:41; Mat 24:32; Mar 12:2; Act 1:7; 1Th 5:1