Information about the Month of August

This month was named after Augustus Caesar, one of the emperors of the Roman Empire. The first three weeks of August 2017 remain in Av the 5th month of the Sacred Calendar and 11th Month of the Civil calendar, that started July 24, 2017. From August 23rd to September 20th 2017 will be Elul. According to the Biblical Sacred calendar this is the sixth (6th) month, and according to the Biblical civil calendar, it is the last or twelfth (12th) month ushering in a New year. According to the Gregorian calendar this remains the eighth (8th) month.

On the 8th and 9th of Av (31st July – 1st August 2017) will be Erev Tish’a B’Av and Tisha B’Av. Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב” ,the Ninth of Av,”) is an annual fast day among the Israelite
descendants, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple and Second Temple in Jerusalem, which
occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date. It begins at sundown on 31st July/8th Av.

In Gen. 17:12, the Hebrew meaning of ‘eight’ is plumpness that represents ‘a surplus above the perfect seven’ meaning, that which is in excess, or over and above, or overflowing in every gate of society.

Figuratively, the eighth month symbolizes fatness, rich fat, lusty and plenteous. Therefore, the eighth month is a time of salvation, restoration, fruitfulness, abundance and plenty (Luke 1:23-37, 66; Acts 9:33- 34; 1Pe.3:20.) The month of August is characterized by the ripening of the fruit of the date palm and summer figs.