Is Adam's first wife Lilith later referred to as a screech owl in Isaiah 34:14?

Question

Couls she change into an owl sometimes?

Answer 1

Question: "Who was Lilith / Lillith? Does the Bible say anything about Adam having another wife before Eve?"



Answer: There are un-Biblical legends that Adam had a wife before Eve who was named Lilith. The legends vary significantly, but they all essentially agree that Lilith left Adam because she did not want to submit to him. According to the legends, Lilith was an evil, wicked woman who committed adultery with Satan and produced a race of evil creatures. None of this is true. There is no Biblical basis whatsoever for these concepts. There is no one in the Bible named Lilith. Genesis chapter 1 does not record the creation of Lilith with Genesis chapter 2 recording the creation of Eve. Rather, Genesis chapter 2 is a "closer look" at the creation of Adam and Eve as recorded in Genesis chapter 1. The Bible specifically says that Adam and Eve were the first human beings ever created (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:18-25). This "Lilith" myth is popular in some radical feminist movements because Lilith is an example of a woman refusing to submit to male headship.

Answer 2

Lilith is not spoke of in the Bible if this was so it would have told us so and no when Lilith was on the earth in a body she would have been a fallen angel Remember (Satan) Lucifer brought 1/3 of all the angels to earth with him but they did not change into screech owls tho Lucifer the crafty one had this ability they are now disembodied spirits looking for a body to posses

but no were in the Bible does it say Lilith was Adams first wife she is not in the Bible
What god has put together let no man tear apart
if she would have been Adam first she would have been his last God made Eve from Adams rib

Answer 3

Yes there is a tradition that maintains the Lilith was the first wife of Adam. God created her in the same way as He created Adam from the earth as a companion to him. But she would not submit to him since she was his equal. She ran away and after Adam's plea - God created a new companion from his rib and called her Eve. She would submit since she was of Adam.[1]

Her origin is most likely Akkadian / Mesopotamin where she is a night demon. Lilith translates as female night being or demon. The Jewish exile in Babylon would be the most likely connection to the myth. The hebrew bible she is mentioned once in Isaiah 34:14 as translated as screech owl as part of the desolation of Edom.[2]

I'll leave it you to work out the implications of the symbology.

Answer 4

Lilith is in another version of the bible, but I can't recall which one. The King James version does not talk about Lilith and only says that Eve was Adam's only wife.

There are about 24 different versions of the bible, so you'll get a different variation from each. The Mormon's have their own version, Jahova's Whitness has different writings in theirs which is different from the King James version most people use.

Also, throughout the years men in power have altered the writings in the bible. Pope Constintine took out certain things he didn't like, then King James went and did the same when he reprinted the bible. The Dead Sea Scrolls, a lot from those were ommited as well.

Answer 5

Sweety - I don't know where you got this Lilith as Adam's first wife non-sense but it sure was not the Bible. Eve was Adam's sole life-mate as wife.

And the screech owl nonsense - that scripture does not refer to any woman named Lilith turning into a screech owl. Thats reading something into it that simply does not exist. Satan is playing with your head, through someone else or directly through you.

The Bible is not designed to make up whats not there as you go.

Answer 6

Yes...Heb. lilith , "screech owl"

Owl (1.) Heb. bath-haya'anah , "daughter of greediness" or of "shouting." In the list of unclean birds (Lev 11:16; Deu 14:15); also mentioned in Job 30:29; Isa 13:21; Isa 34:13; Isa 43:20; Jer 50:39; Mic 1:8. In all these passages the Revised Version translates "ostrich" (q.v.), which is the correct rendering. (2.) Heb. yanshuph , rendered "great owl" in Lev 11:17; Deu 14:16, and "owl" in Isa 34:11. This is supposed to be the Egyptian eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus), which takes the place of the eagle-owl (Bubo maximus) found in Southern Europe. It is found frequenting the ruins of Egypt and also of the Holy Land. "Its cry is a loud, prolonged, and very powerful hoot. I know nothing which more vividly brought to my mind the sense of desolation and loneliness than the re-echoing hoot of two or three of these great owls as I stood at midnight among the ruined temples of Baalbek" (Tristram). The LXX. and Vulgate render this word by "ibis", i.e., the Egyptian heron. (3.) Heb. kos , rendered "little owl" in Lev 11:17; Deu 14:16, and "owl" in Psa 102:6. The Arabs call this bird "the mother of ruins." It is by far the most common of all the owls of Palestine. It is the Athene persica, the bird of Minerva, the symbol of ancient Athens. (4.) Heb. kippoz , the "great owl" (Isa 34:15); Revised Version, "arrow-snake;" LXX. and Vulgate, "hedgehog," reading in the text, kippod, instead of kippoz. There is no reason to doubt the correctness of the rendering of the Authorized Version. Tristram says: "The word [i.e., kippoz] is very possibly an imitation of the cry of the scops owl (Scops giu), which is very common among ruins, caves, and old walls of towns... It is a migrant, returning to Palestine in spring." (5.) Heb. lilith , "screech owl" (Isa 34:14, marg. and R.V., "night monster"). The Hebrew word is from a root signifying "night." Some species of the owl is obviously intended by this word. It may be the hooting or tawny owl (Syrnium aluco), which is common in Egypt and in many parts of Palestine. This verse in Isaiah is "descriptive of utter and perpetual desolation, of a land that should be full of ruins, and inhabited by the animals that usually make such ruins their abode."

Answer 7

Eve was the wife of Adam. Who is Lilith? The Bible is speaking of a screech owl, satyrs, and wild beasts....no Lilith.

Answer 8

H3917
לילית
lîylîyth
BDB Definition:
1) “Lilith”, name of a female goddess known as a night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom
1a) might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits desolate places
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H3915
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1112

nīt´mon-stẽr (לילית, līlīth; Septuagint ὀνοκενταῦρος, onokentaúros; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) lamia):

(5.) Heb. lilith, “screech owl” (Isa_34:14, marg. and R.V., “night monster”). The Hebrew word is from a root signifying “night.” Some species of the owl is obviously intended by this word. It may be the hooting or tawny owl (Syrnium aluco), which is common in Egypt and in many parts of Palestine. This verse in Isaiah is “descriptive of utter and perpetual desolation, of a land that should be full of ruins, and inhabited by the animals that usually make such ruins their abode.”

H3915
לילה ליל ליל
layil lêyl layelâh
lah'-yil, lale, lah'-yel-aw
From the same as H3883; properly a twist (away of the light), that is, night; figuratively adversity: - ([mid-]) night (season).

Answer 9

There is no mention of Adam's first wife being named Lilith either in the Holy Bible or in the Book of Mormon. Where does this poppycock arise?

The scriptures you mention reference only the beasts and the birds and their activity at the Second Coming of Christ.

Answer 10

You are saying he married an owl? How exactly did she change into an owl? Were their children owl people? Are there owl people today? This sounds like evolution/genetic experiment. Tell me about the owl people.