Taanis 29a – Blue-shaded area below shows 40 days (2-Sivan; 30-Tamuz; 8-Av) in year 2449
Nissan
Rishon Sheni Shelishi Revei Chamishi Shishi Shabbos
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 12 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
First of Nissan – Set-up the Mishkan (and not taken down)
Iyar
Rishon Sheni Shelishi Revei Chamishi Shishi Shabbos
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29
th of Iyar the cloud rises and the Jews begin a three-day journey from Har Sinai (purple shaded)
rd of Iyar begins the 30 days of meat (beige shaded)
Sivan
Rishon Sheni Shelishi Revei Chamishi Shishi Shabbos
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28
Spies day 1
day 2
21nd of Sivan – 30 days of meat finish 22
rd of Sivan – Begins 7 days of confinement of Miriam (green shaded)
th of Sivan – Spies start their 40-day journey (blue shaded)
Tamuz
2 4 49
Rishon Sheni Shelishi Revei Chamishi Shishi Shabbos
1
day 3
day 4
day 5
day 6
day 7
day 8
day 9
day 10
day11
day 12
day 13
day 14
day 15
day 16
day 17
day 18
day 19
day 20
day 21
day 22
day 23
day 24
day 25
day 26
day 27
day 28
day 29
day 30
day 31
day 32
Av
Rishon Sheni Shelishi Revei Chamishi Shishi Shabbos
day 33
day 34
day 35
day 36
day 37
day 38
day 39
Spies day 40
th of Av – Spies returned and reported Night of the 9th of Av the people cried
