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  • From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Shabbat/Shupattu article revised
  • Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 09:22:26 -0500


The Israelite year was based on the week, and remained independent of the
month even when the luni-solar claendar was adopted from Babylonia...



Then why does the Jewish calendar have leap years, adding a lunar month, and why do all holidays fall on specific days of the lunar month?

Shoshanna




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