From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - The Third Month - May 21-June 20 Gemini Gemini Symbol Twins"

    Sixth Day of Sivan - Pentecost, or Feast of Weeks:
Tropical: Apr. 15-May 14, Gregorian: May 15-June 13, Julian: May 29-June 27.

   Sivan (se-van', Esther 8:9 (si'-van) "in the third month, that is, the month Si'-van").

   Sivan finds hot winds from the southern deserts blow across the Trans-Jordan area.

    To see more about the comparisons of the Ancient Calendar Months with the Ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Semitic, Canaanite, Hebrew, Babylonian and Arabic names for each then click on Ancient Calendar Months.

    In the Tablets from pre-Sargonic (before 2334 B.C.) the Calendar of Ur give us nine month names, however their order is not known.    The following is one of those nine names:


    The calendar reformed in the Ur III period by Shulgi, king of Sumer from 2094-2047 BC.    Five of the pre-Sargonic month names survived the transition, and the total number of months rose from nine to twelve.    The following is one of the twelve:

One source claims that Guda, means a priestly class.
Continue to Constellation Names of Gemini or Star Names of Gemini.

    This file last updated on June 18, 2005, and June 30, 2010.
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