| Hebrew. | Syro-Macedonian. | Roman. | ||
| Marchesvan | i.e.„ | Dius | i.e.„ | Oct. and Nov. |
| Casleu | i.e.„ | Apellaeus | i.e.„ | Nov. and Dec. |
| Tebeth | i.e.„ | Audynaeus | i.e.„ | Dec. and Jan. |
| Shebat | i.e.„ | Peritius | i.e.„ | Jan. and Feb. |
| Adar | i.e.„ | Dystrus | i.e.„ | Feb. and Mar. |
In a subsequent section, special notice will be taken of the method of intercalculating the second Adar[1] or be-Adar.
42. There are several evidences that after B.C. 306, the era of Seleucides became current for purposes other than the religous calendar. That era counts from the first year of the dynasty of Seleucus, or B.C. 312. In less than two centuries its influence expired in Palestine, the Jews continuing the Jubilee year. i.e., the fiftieth year.
43. The Hebrew day was reckoned from sundown to sundown, but of the seven days in a week, only the Sabbath had a special name, the others being merely the first day, the second, and so on, of a week. Until the Romans came, the Jewish night had three watches—ten and two o'clock being the division points. Thereafter the
| 2nd1st watch was from dark to 9 | (no twilight in Palastine). |
| 2nd watch wa„s from„ 9 to midnight | (middle watch). |
| 2nd3rd watch wa„s from„ midnight to 3 | (cock crow) |
| 2nd4th watch wa„s from„ 3 to morning | (morning watch) |
44. Coming now to the chronology specially connected with the events mentioned in the New Testament, it is surprising to find that twenty years ago Dr. Conder[2] said, 'with regard to the chronology of the New Testament, the only part which, notwithstanding long discussion, can as
