Primary Verses:

1. Deuteronomy 16:1

   • "Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto YHVH thy God: for in the month of Abib YHVH thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night."

2. Exodus 12:1-2

   • "And YHVH spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you."

Supporting Verses:

3. Genesis 1:14

   • "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:"

4. Psalms 104:19

   • "He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down."