Why are the New Moons Important? The New Moon is one of the most overlooked, underrated, and misunderstood concepts of Scripture. Usually, when the subject surfaces little serious attention is given to it, or the Babylonian new moon concept is substituted in the place of the Scriptural New Moon. The substitute “first visible crescent” concept borrowed from Babylon is so widely used today most everyone is sure it is the Scriptural new moon. Driven on by the inertia of Jewish tradition and various ecclesiastical authorities, this erroneous idea rolls along unabashed despite its total lack of Biblical support.  Read this in-depth study.