Numbers 29 Footnotes

29:1-6 The seventh month was the commencement of the annual ritual calendar. It began with the holy assembly on the day of jubilation, also referred to as the “day of trumpet blasts” and later as “New Year’s Day” (rosh hashanah, lit “head of the year”). Since this day also commemorates the new moon, the normal sacrifices of the day are doubled and offered in addition to the two daily burnt offerings.