Hebrew calendar

lunisolar calendar used for Jewish religious observances

7 dated entries naming Hebrew calendar, drawn from 7 separate years between 1664 BCE and 1973 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century BC

1664 BCE1664 BC: Death of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, according to the Hebrew calendar.source

16th century BC

1573 BCE1573 BC—Death of Eber, son of Salah (born 2037 BC) according to the Hebrew calendarsource
1522 BCE1522 BC—Jacob migrates to Egypt, settling in the Land of Goshen, according to the Hebrew calendar.source

4th century

358The last universally binding decision, of the Great Sanhedrin, establishes a fixed Hebrew calendar.source

13th century

1290July 18 – Edict of Expulsion: King Edward I of England ("Longshanks") orders all Jews (at this time probably numbering around 2,000) to leave the country by November 1 (All Saints' Day). The edict was decreed on Tisha B'Av on the Hebrew calendar, a day that commemorates many calamities. They are eventually allowed back in 1656.source

15th century

1482January 25 – (5 Adar 5242) The first printing of the Torah by movable type, in the original Hebrew language, is made in Bologna, marking the first use of the Hebrew alphabet rather than the Roman alphabet in printing.source

20th century

19736 October – Yom Kippur War: The fourth and largest Arab–Israeli conflict begins, as Egypt and Syria initiate a surprise attack on Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Hebrew calendar. Jordan, Iraq and other Arab nations support the Epyptian-Syrian war effort but do not take part in the conflict.source