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| | Karaite FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Karaism |
 | | First of all, the months Bul, Ziv, and Ethanim are not mentioned anywhere in the Torah, so we know from the start that these are not the Torah month names. |
 | | Thus we read, "in the month Ziv, which is the second month", "in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month", "in the month Bul, which is the eighth month". |
 | | The one instance in which the Phoenician month name is not translated is that of the 2nd appearance of Ziv (Zif), which had already been translated earlier in the same chapter. |
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