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I noticed that Abib is the name of the
first month of God's calendar (Ex. 13:4) and that Zif and
Bul are the second and eighth months (I Kings 6:1, 38).
Could you give me the names of the other months?

Answer # 25

The names you mentioned are Hebrew in origin. Babylonian names were given to the months when Judah was taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

These names are still in use today, beginning with the first month: Nisan (Abib), lyar (Zif), Sivan, Tammuz, Ab, Ellul, Tishri, Heshvan (Bul), Kislev, Tebeth, Shebat, Adar.

There is nothing wrong with these names since they are also used in the Bible (Neh. 2:1, Esther 3:7). The calendar itself was not changed after the captivity, only the names.