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I propose moving this to "Av" since that is more common both as modern pronunciation and in English writing. --Zero 01:58, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
I agree, most people refer to it as Av. Um, also, I feel very stupid for saying this, but I am not actually familiar with the idea that eating the flesh of a pig on the thirtieth day caused boils.. It seems slightly odd to be considering what happens if you eat traif anyway... Matthew Platts 21:50, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
I did it, "Ab" is now a redirect to "Av". Hope not too many people start eating pig on Av 30 in protest, I don't want to be responsible for their boils. --Zero 22:02, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
A thought- the pig/boils bit may be Babylonian in origin, not Jewish. Does this mean it should be reinserted? I dunno. --Eliyak 16:46, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dubious Tag
"This is the only month which is not named in the Bible"? Where are all of the other months named? I can think of Nisan and Adar (maybe also Sivan?) in Esther but that is from one of the latest books in the Bible. I am not looking but can someone point out the other occasions when Babylonian names are given? Valley2city 04:37, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
- Prepare to be stunned. A little. Mechon Mamre's search gives:
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- Nisan (Esther 3:7, Nehemiah 2:1)
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- -Aviv (Exodus 13:4, 23:15, 34:18; Deuteronomy 16:1)
- Ziv (I Kings 6:1,37)
- Sivan (Esther 8:9)
- Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:14, somewhat debatable)
- Av
- Elul (Nehemiah 6:15)
- Etanim (I Kings 8:2)
- Bul (I Kings 6:38)
- Kislev (Nehemiah 1:1)
- Tevet (Esther 2:16)
- Shevat (Zechariah 1:7)
- Adar (Esther 3:7,13, 8:12, 9; Ezra 6:15)
- So, 3 months are given alternate names, and Tammuz may not even be mentioned (though the word is definitely there). All the months beside Tammuz, Elul, and Kislev are given numbers. Interestingly, the alternate month names come from Kings. I wonder where they originate. --Eliyak T·C 00:39, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
