BARLEY REPORT
Nehemia Gordon from Jerusalem
Israel compiled
the following Aviv Barley Reports on March 8 and March 11, 2005.
Aviv Found! – “On Tuesday March 8, 2005 Aviv was found in Israel at Alon Junction and Ein
Mabua near Jerusalem. Large quantities of Aviv barley were found
near Ein Mabua and smaller quantities near Alon Junction. Ein Mabua is located 15 km east of Jerusalem. The Aviv examination on March 8, 2005 started out as a field trip
to teach Aviv Searchers about what to look for during the main Aviv Search on
Thursday-Friday March 10-11, 2005. During this preliminary examination we
immediately found that the barley in the region was in an advanced stage of
ripening. The main Aviv Search, which
will cover the Northern Negev and Jordan Valley regions, will still be
carried out on March 10-11. However, the
vast quantities of Aviv Barley already located east of Jerusalem are enough to establish the
coming month as the Month of the Aviv.
In light of this discovery, the New Moon on Friday
March 11, 2005 will be the beginning of
the coming Biblical year. Chag HaMatzot
(Feast of Unleavened Bread) will fall out on Saturday
March 26, 2005 (begins at sunset on Friday
March 25) and Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) will fall out on May 15, 2005.
The following people
participated in the Aviv examination on March 8, 2005:
Nehemia Gordon, Ruthanne Koch, Devorah Gordon, Glean Cain, Karl
Bloodworth, Ferenc Illesy, Avi Marcus, Dina Marcus, Avi Gold, Terry Fehr and
Yosef Ruach.”
Below are photos taken of the Aviv Barley discovery and
examination on March 8, 2005
that are posted on the Karaite-Korner website along with more photos of that
event at:
www.karaite-korner.org/abib/2005
Barley field at Alon Junction on March 8, 2005
Examination of Barley at Ein Mabua on March 8
March 11 – “On March 11,
2005
Aviv barley was found in multiple locations in the Jordan Valley including Naomi Junction
and Fatzael Junction. The Aviv barley in
the Alon and Ein Magua regions were re-examined for the benefit of new Aviv
searchers who had not been present on the previous occasion. One large field below the entrance to the
town of Alon, which had previously contained patches of Aviv barley had advanced to a uniform state of Aviv. Aviv barley was not found in the northern Negev on March 10.”
For information on the significance of the Aviv
(Abib) Barley, see the April 2001 issue of Biblical Astronomy or go to
the Karaite-Korner website at www.karaite-korner.org
NEW MOON REPORT
Nehemia Gordon from Jerusalem, Israel compiled the following New
Moon Report for March 2005 and the beginning of the First Month on the
corrected Hebrew Calendar, the month of Aviv.
New Moon of the Aviv Sighted! – “On March 11, 2005 the New Moon marking the 1st
day of the new Biblical year was sighted from Jerusalem. The moon was first sighted at 18:00 by Karl Bloodworth followed
by Ruthane Koch and Glean Cain. The moon
was also seen by Nehemia Gordon, Devorah Gordon, Ferenc Illesy, Melekh Ben
Ya’aqov, Rivka Michaeli, and Avi Marcus; all of who saw the moon by 18:01.
Rosh Hashannah Sameach! (Happy
New Year).
A photo of the New Moon of the Aviv is posted at:”
http://www.karaite-korner.org/abib/2005/images/new_moon_of_aviv_2005.jpg
Below are dates of the Spring Feasts for 2005 (CE)
according to the corrected Hebrew Calendar.
(Aviv is also known as Nisan)
Aviv 1 -
sunset March 11 to sunset March 12 - New Years Day (Biblical New Year)
Aviv 14 - sunset March 24 to sunset March 25 - Day
of Preparation, Passover Lamb Slaughtered, Messiah Crucified
Aviv 15 - sunset March 25 to sunset March 26 - First
Day of Unleavened Bread
Aviv 21 - sunset March 31 to sunset April 1 - Seventh Day of Unleavened Bread
Pentecost (Shavuot) - sunset May 14 to sunset May 15.
The next New Moon should be visible from Jerusalem near sunset on April 9, 2005. Though some do not believe
that it will become visible to the naked eye until April 10, 2005. We shall see.
The illustration below shows the crescent New Moon
and Mercury as seen from the United States at 30 minutes after sunset
on March 11, 2005.
Mercury made its best evening appearance
of the year in early March. It was
brightest on March 1, but was still bright (brighter than any other star in the
same area) and easy to find next to the crescent New Moon on the evening of
March 11.
Chart 389 shows the
position of the crescent New Moon and Mercury (Catab) in the
constellation Pisces as seen from Jerusalem, Israel in the early
evening of March 11, 2005. This is an ecliptic view of the event. Catab and the moon are seen in
conjunction here (30 minutes after sunset).
Chart 389 – Conjunction of Catab
and the New Moon of Aviv on March 11,
2005
That this crescent moon is the New Moon of
Aviv makes this conjunction a unique event.
Especially since it occurred in the constellation Pisces,
which has long been recognized as representing the nation of Israel
(both houses).
The Hebrew name for Mercury is Catab, which
means powerful, strong, who cometh. Another
Hebrew name for the planet is Cochab, which means coming as in a
circle. Catab also (in its
astronomical portrayal) represents Gabriel the messenger angel who announces
the one who cometh. Here Catab is
announcing along with the New Moon of the Aviv the beginning of a new Biblical
year for Israel and for all who
go by the Biblical calendar that Yahweh set up.
Yahweh’s calendar is a lunar/solar calendar in which
months and days are not named after Roman gods.
In our culture we have become accustomed to using a solar calendar. It is most difficult to schedule certain
events without it. But, we could
certainly do without the names of Roman gods and rulers for the names of the
months and days. This will most likely
be changed in the future. Yahweh does
not like His people to even speak the names of other gods (Exodus 23:13).
The same holds true for the names of the planets and other celestial
objects. I prefer the Hebrew names when
they are known but I also use the popular Roman and Greek names since many
reading my material are only familiar with those names.
ZEDEK AT OPPOSITION
The planet Zedek (Jupiter) will come into
opposition on April 2, 2005. When an outer planet comes into opposition it
is on the exact other side of Earth that the sun is on, or 180 degrees from the
sun as viewed from Earth. At this time
the planet in opposition is also at its closest approach to the earth for the
year and is shining at its brightest magnitude for the year.
Zedek (or Tsedeq) means just, true,
righteous and in its astronomical portrayals represents the just, true and
righteous Yahweh and his son Yahshua the Messiah. It is from the root of Zedek that we get the
word Melchizedek (Psalms 110:4) or Melchisedec (Heb. 5:6, 10, 6:20, 7:1, 10, 11, 15, 17). Yahshua is a
Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Chart 390 shows the position of Zedek in the constellation Bethulah
(Virgo) at the time of its opposition on April
2, 2005. The planet will be shining at
a bright –2.46 magnitude at that time.
Zedek has been and is shining very brightly in the evening sky all
month. It is the brightest object other
than the moon in the evening sky at this time.
Chart 390 – The position of Zedek
in Bethulah at the time of its opposition
As shown on Chart 390, at the time of opposition, Zedek
will be in conjunction with the womb of Bethulah. It will be in the same area as the sun
was in at the time when Yahshua was born.
The constellation Bethulah represents the Promised Seed of
the Woman who is Messiah, and also represents the faithful of Israel. The twelve stars above her head as mentioned
in Revelation 12 are actually the twelve signs of the Mazzaroth (Zodiac)
including Bethulah, and represent the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
This is another unique sign in the heavens for
Jupiter to reach its brightest magnitude for the year when it is in this
position in the constellation Bethulah.
ANNULAR TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
On April 8,
2005
there will be an annular total eclipse of the sun. The total eclipse will only be visible from
the southern Pacific Ocean to Central America and the annular in parts of
Panama, Columbia, and Venezuela. This will show as a partial solar eclipse in
portions of the southern United States. This eclipse will not be visible from Israel.
Chart 391 shows the position of the sun and the moon in the
constellation Pisces at the time of the solar eclipse.
The planet Nogah (Venus) the bright and morning star is
just to the lower left of the sun and the moon during this time.
Chart 391 – Position of Sun and Moon in
Pisces during the solar eclipse on April 8,
2005
The following article by Alan
M. MacRobert is from the Sky & Telescope News website concerning
this eclipse.
The April 8th Partial Solar
Eclipse
On April 8, 2005, the southern US (excluding the west coast)
will catch the fringe of a solar eclipse that will be a much bigger show
elsewhere. The center of the eclipse will alternate from annular to total and
back to annular along a narrow path crossing the South Pacific and ending near
sunset for parts of Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. (Totality occurs at sea
and at maximum lasts a mere 42 seconds.) In addition, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of South America get a deeper and more spectacular partial eclipse
than we northerners do. Of course, never look at the Sun — either with the
naked eye or through an optical instrument — without a safe
solar filter.
The illustration below shows how this solar eclipse
may appear during its peak from certain areas that it will be visible
from. 22:00 UT is the same as 5:00
pm
Eastern Standard Time, 4:00pm Central, and 3:00
pm
Mountain Standard Time.
PENUMBRAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
There will be a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on April 24, 2005 that will be visible in the
early morning hours from North and South America and in the early evening
hours from Australia and New Zealand.
A penumbral eclipse is when the outer shadow of the
earth passes over the moon. This is very
difficult to see even to the trained eye and most of the time such an event
passes with hardly anyone noticing. I
would not consider this a great sign in the heavens.
Chart 392 shows the position of the moon in the constellation
Bethulah at the time of the eclipse.
Char 392 – Position of the Moon in
Bethulah at the time of the Penumbral Eclipse on April 24
Below is an article by Alan M. MacRobert that is
from the Sky & Telescope website concerning this eclipse.
“An
eclipse of the Moon can be the most dramatic celestial event that most people
ever see. But not this time, and not just because it happens
at an inconvenient hour. On Sunday morning, April
24, 2005,
the full Moon will merely skim through the penumbra — the pale outer fringe —
of Earth’s shadow.
The event will be visible before or during early
dawn from central and western North America. The eclipse reaches its
deepest point at 9:55 Universal Time, which is 4:55
a.m.
Central Daylight Time, 3:55 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, and
2:55 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Look for a slight
shading on the Moon’s north-northeastern side. Weaker traces of the penumbra
may be detectable for about an hour before and after this time.
The event will also be visible around dawn from Central America and western South America, around midnight of April 23–24 from Hawaii, and early on the evening
of the 24th local date from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
The
Moon’s dimming is so slight during a penumbral eclipse because Earth blocks
only part of the Sun’s brilliant face from shining onto the Moon’s surface.
Nevertheless an eclipse is an eclipse, and here’s your chance to bag another
one. Make a note to set your alarm clock.
Lunar-eclipse lovers have been spoiled recently,
what with a pair of total eclipses occurring in both 2003 and 2004. While there
will be a brief partial lunar eclipse in October 2005 and September 2006, and
another penumbral eclipse in early March 2006, the next total eclipse of
the Moon will not take place until March 3,
2007.”
These eclipses in Pisces and Bethulah
as well as the position of Zedek (Jupiter) at opposition in Bethulah
and the conjunction of the New Moon of Aviv with Mercury in Pisces are
unique in that they all occur in constellations that represent Israel during dates near and
between the Spring Feasts of Yahweh.
However, I do not believe that they are “great” signs in the heavens
that are portraying an imminent unfolding of events of large Biblical
proportions at this time (but perhaps small Biblical proportions). Of course, I could be wrong. These are nowhere near as rare or visible or
great as the signs that occurred during the Passover season of 1996, 1997 or
2000.
Yahweh bless you in His super-abundance of grace, mercy
and love through His Son Yahoshua our Messiah.
