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To: exPBRrat
"In the sixth month, God sent the angel."

It seems I read somewhere that after the birth of Christ two months were added to the calender. July and August..???

11 posted on 12/29/2013 5:28:07 AM PST by unread
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To: unread
July and August were not added. They were renamed for Julius Caesar and Augustus. Quintilis (the 5th month) became July and Sextilis (the 6th month) became August.
21 posted on 12/29/2013 6:51:52 AM PST by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: unread
It seems I read somewhere that after the birth of Christ two months were added to the calender. July and August..???

Interesting that the our 9th month September (=7) is the 7th month of the Jewish calendar...October, our 10th month (=octagon=8) is the eighth month of the Jewish calendar...

I don't know about November but our 12th month, December, =Deci.=10...Our December is the 10th month of the Jewish calendar...

45 posted on 12/29/2013 1:04:34 PM PST by Iscool
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