God's word does reference several objects, such as planets and constellations, found in what we today call space. According to these proposed dates, it was exactly seven years on the Enoch calendar from his marriage to Leah, and also exactly 14 years from when he began work for Laban. See the annotated image below. It is about 400 times larger than our own Sun. . Of special interest are the twelve zodiac constellations. "Astronomy". The sun enters a different constellation each month. What is all this symbolism communicating to us and how exactly does it tell us the precise birth date of Jesus? Gemini represents the twins, the coming Prince and Savior. According to Ernest Martin in his book The Star of Bethlehem: The Star that Astonished the World: The only time in the year that the Sun could be in a position to clothe the celestial woman called Virgo (that is, to be mid-bodied to her, in the region where a pregnant woman carries a child) is when the Sun is located between about 150 and 170 degrees along the ecliptic. Psalms 19:1-6. Tools. Contents 1 In the Bible 2 In the Talmud 2.1 Astronomy as a religious study 2.2 Correspondence between Biblical numbers and astronomy 2.3 Conceptions of the Heavens and Earth 2.4 Chronology and the Mazzaroth 2.5 The heavenly bodies and their motions 2.6 Fixed stars and comets 3 Post-Talmudic times 4 See also 5 References 6 Notes In the Bible [ edit] But historical evidence of exactly what emblems were shown on which flags has been weak, and is based mostly on tradition. The great dragon has hurled downthat ancient serpent called the devil or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. Certain rules must nevertheless have existed, because Rabban Accordingly, if blind chance governed the universe, then there would be negligible probability that even one family in history could have such a noble set of birth dates. 10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. It embodies our means of adaptation, and represents the many facets of existence. The menorah's seven lamps on four branches correspond to the lights of the seven Classical planets: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun (4th), Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Strong's 4216: Some noted constellation, the zodiac. Capricorn represents the sea goat, life resulting from the sacrificial death of Messiah. The clearest references include: Aside from the Earth, only two planets are named in the Hebrew Bible: The information preserved in the Talmud does not emanate from one homogeneous system, as they are the accumulations of at least four centuries, and are traceable to various authors in the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds, among whom some were inclined to mysticism. Thus, the information about the zodiac associations has been lost. He who made the Pleiades and OrionAnd changes deep darkness into morning,Who also darkens day into night,Who calls for the waters of the seaAnd pours them out on the surface of the earth,The Lord is His name. Draco represents the dragon cast down, Satan cast down in defeat. There are twelve major constellations from which are derived the months in a year. That causes many to avoid the entire subject, but the symbolism of these figures is so rich that it would be a tragedy not to learn of the beauty of their meaning, and the clarity of their symbolism. 3728 miles). [37] Rapoport endeavors to prove that the path of Halley's comet had been computed by a wise rabbi. ), the day beginning that cycle. . He said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years; And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so (Genesis 1:14 KJV). Yerushalmi Rosh Hashana 2 58b; Bavli Rosh Hashana 25a, Yerushalmi Berachot 1 2c, bottom; Pesachim 94a, Yerushalmi Berachot 9 13c; Bavli Berachot 58b, Epistle to Slonimski in "Toledot ha-Shamayim," Warsaw, 1838, Jewish views on astrology Hebrew calendar correlation to zodiac, "Two Types of Antedeluvian Tablets: Enochic Tradition from Historical Palea", "Strong's Hebrew: 3594. That's the one that looks like a pan. . The Talmud identified the twelve constellations of the Mazzaroth (zodiac) with the twelve months of the Hebrew calendar. Its name means "the great bear" in Latin. Leah only lived a few years longer than Rachel, dying before Joseph was sold into Egypt. The content is mostly a dialogue between Job and his three friends who came to comfort him after a succession of dreadful troubles overtook him and his family. Therefore, along with the four lunar phases being slightly over seven days (~7.4 days) each, the number 7 was held in very high regard. Jacob ben Makir (who is known also as Profiat Tibbon) appears to have been professor of Astronomy at Montpellier, about 1300, and to have invented a quadrant to serve as a substitute for the astrolabe. These are enough patterns to merit publishing this date as likely to be her death date. So that eases the requirement somewhat, for now we need only six birth dates in seven years, with an extra year between the fourth and fifth dates. 24:7-9). So we begin to see that the pieces of this puzzle must be very tight-fitting indeed because 7 births can barely be squeezed into those time constraints. In addition, the timing of the sun and moon relationship with Virgo was a New Moon day, with the small sliver of the moon setting after the setting of the sun. We find that part of the reason for Leah's barren period was that Jacob was not spending his nights with her. Where did the descriptions of these 12 constellations come from? Thus, those figures came to symbolize the entire tribe to a large degree, much as the eagle represents the United States. The Lord sends His messengers to help guide the people in their spiritual journeys and travels. (Kiyyun) -- a heathen god", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hebrew_astronomy&oldid=1109617850, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2011, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2018, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia without a Wikisource reference, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. The Band represents a cord, the Redeemed bound. . (Psalm 19:1-4 KJV). But he could not answer Gods questions about them, nor did he understand the ordinances of heaven, most likely meaning the Laws of the Universe, for the origin of which modern science has absolutely no explanation. When Elohim was questioning Job, He pointed out His command of the Mazzaroth, the twelve signs in the circle of the Zodiac. This astronomical/zodiacal evidence is our puzzle piece #2 in solving the puzzleof the birth date of Jesus. Pisces represents deliverance out of bondage, Messiah the Liberator. Many people still claim to see symbols of the gospel in unusual places: crosses on flower petals, Christmas stars on sand dollars, and even religious images on rusty water towers. She was so distressed that she had stopped bearing children that she gave her handmaid Zilpah to her husband to bear children for her. If so, He may have revealed them to early people. Their line is gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world. Auriga representsthe Shepherd, the protection of His people in the day of wrath. The following images depict the symbols found in Revelation 12:1-6. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. The Pleiades star cluster - famously known as the Seven Sisters or, to some, M45 - is visible from virtually every part of the globe. It is accuracy in minute details such as this which has led me to believe that Genesis is a revelation from God, rather than an attempt by Moses to record oral traditions. This relationship began at 6:18 p.m. (sunset) and lasted until 7:39 p.m. (moonset). Likewise, He is also the subject of the Word of God written in the heavens from Virgo (the initial, lead constellation) to Leo (the last of the 12 constellations). If John in the Book of Revelation is associating the birth of Jesus with the period when the Sun was mid-bodied to this woman called Virgo (and this is no doubt what he means), then Jesus would have to be born within that 20-day period. In this case, there is one such link no matter what dates are proposed, because Benjamin was born on the day his mother died. Heavenly Father, I pray that you bind Satan, his demons and his spirits, and cast them away from this website, and from the visitors of this website. . In being deemed simply as "the planet", Mercury is presented as a blank slate; an open-ended modality of being. Most of the observations of a scientific nature were transmitted by Samuel of Nehardea, who attended the schools of the Babylonians, and who claimed to possess as exact a knowledge of the heavenly regions as of the streets of Nehardea. In practical astronomy Jewish work was even more effective. this would have been the only logical sign under which the Jewish Messiah might be born, especially if he were to be born of a virgin. Most basic to our understanding of the stars is that God created them. Hi Jason. Required fields are marked *. and said, By Myself I have sworn, declares , Yahuah, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and let your seed possess the gate of their enemies. The Jewish Encyclopedia. Cancer represents the secure resting place, the redeemed held safe. Their line (ecliptic) has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. Since Venus was the brightest of all the points of light in the sky the analogy would be that Christ would be the brightest (or have the preeminence) over the other heavenly bodies, which are the stars that correspond to angels (2Peter 1:19, Revelation 2:26, 28, 22:16). It is interesting to note the number of times that the stars and the constellations are mentioned in Scripture. The Book of Job is reported by some commentators to be the oldest book of the Bible, going back to approximately 2,150 BC 650 years before Moses wrote the Pentateuch. Joseph ibn Wakkar (1357) drew up tables of the period 720 (Heg. He has caused believers to shun any knowledge of the zodiac, as he has conditioned them to believe that it is evil. Chronology was a chief consideration in the study of astronomy among the Jews; sacred time was based upon the cycles of the Sun and the Moon. Meaning: "the planet," since Mercury is the Principle of planetary influence, in and of itself. There are allusions in Scripture to Christ being the morning star. This was just as God intended for at the creation of the heavenly bodies, God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years (Genesis 1:14). Gad is the Archer. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. Verse Concepts. First it is Hebrew tradition that they were twins. Therefore Yahuah Himself gives you a sign: Look, the maiden conceives and gives birth to a Son, and shall call His Name Immanul. Jews were especially involved as translators. This particular insight belongs to Nelson Walters from an article on his website at http://www.thegospelintheendtimes.com/pictures-of-end-times-in-the-bible/christmas-end-times/. This clothing of the woman by the Sun occurs for a 20-day period each year. . In that case, perhaps the star signs served as memory aids before Scripture was available. John 12:24. And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them Some Persian and Arabian traditions ascribe the invention of astronomy to Adam, Seth and Enoch. This is "God's signature". Aquarius represents blessing out of victory, Messiah the Living Water. And both the first and last years are SATURDAY, the sabbath year of rest. Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,And the chambers of the south; Can you lead forth a constellation in its season,And guide the Bear with her satellites? Mary and Josephs flight to Egypt then is a prophetic picture of the flight of the righteous out of Israel at the Midpoint of the Tribulation.. All twelve of the birth days turn out to be equally important. Ophiuchus represents the mighty One holding the serpent from obtaining the crown, the evil one. Astronomy, in general, is the study of celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. The starry heavens of the land of Israel interested the Jews as creations of God and as means to determine the holidays, but for a better knowledge of them the Jews were undoubtedly indebted to the Babylonians and their Hellenic pupils, as evidenced by the foreign term gematria used to designate the computation of the calendar. In this discussion we will find that eventhe stars and planets in the heavens point us to the actualdate of Jesus birth. It is well known that these acts are forbidden in the Bible (Leviticus 20:27), largely because they may involve demonic spirits (Acts 16:16-19). The names of the five planets, one star and one moon [planetary satellite] are:[34]. He appoints the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them. Psalm 147:4. Pegasus represents the winged horse, the soon return of the Redeemer. There is no speech, and there are no words, Their voice is not heard. Jacob Anatoli, for example, translated into Hebrew both the Almagest and Averroes' compendium of it, and this Hebrew version was itself translated into Latin by Jacob Christmann. Scripture also contains several other astronomy related references to constellations or groupings of stars. In the case of the antediluvian patriarchs who lived hundreds of years, sometimes the lives completed two or more such cycles. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun . These rest upon water, the water upon mountains, the mountains upon the wind, and the wind upon the storm, though this could easily be metaphoric. Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? It should be noted that the depiction in Revelation 12 could not be a literal description of the Virgin Mary, as the woman in the passage had the heavens associated with her the sun, the moon, and the twelve stars. Isaiah 13:9-10 ESV / 2 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. It is not surprising if these are your first questions as you read this article, especially if this is the first you've read on the subject. [3] It is precisely these four key figures which are the most easily matched with the four principal sons of Israel because each is mentioned in the blessings. View the starry heavens on a clear night, when there is no moon, and try and find a spot well away from city street lights, and yours will be a glorious and unforgettable sight. The first words found in the Bible introduce us to the Creator of all things through astronomy when it states, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Aries represents the Lamb, deliverance realized. 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