I asked this question because it is a disagreement between my sister & I. She believes that Lilith was the first woman however, I believe Eve is the 1st woman. I have asked my sister to show me where in the bible Lilith is mentioned, she said she can not.
2007-01-02 09:05:04 · 22 answers · asked by ~Sheila~ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It isn't mentioned in the bible but the story is that she was the first wife of Adam but didn't want to follow him so she left and basically became the girlfriend of the demons.
2007-01-02 09:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
In The bible, No.
However, The Jewish Torah [This is the complete old testament that was never edited by the Catholic Church], states there was.
Essentially Lilith was the first woman, but she was willful. She and Adam got into an argument at one point on who would get to be on top during sex, and she left, pissed. She went on to do all sorts of immoral sex acts, from animals to demons [She is seen as the mother of all She-Demons].
Eve was the second woman, and she was made with less will than a man, sp she would submit.
The Church removed Lilith [Though I think they missed a reference], because it gave women a role-model for dissent.
2007-01-02 09:14:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Hebrew lore, Lilith was the original partner of Adam, the world's first man. Lilith and Adam argued -- some legends say she was too proud to submit to Adam's wishes -- and Lilith departed Eden, where she was succeeded as Adam's mate by Eve. In other ancient legends Lilith is considered a demon or a mother of demons, and is supposed to haunt desolate places. The name of Lilith is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Isaiah 34:14, where she is listed along with hyenas and jackals as those who dwell in the ruins of God-forsaken Edom.
Seems we are not supposed to know of her existance like we shouldnt know of Mary Magdalene.
2007-01-02 09:26:53 · answer #3 · answered by shannara 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lilith is not in the bible, but she is in Jewish scripture.
First, God made Lilith in the same way He made Adam: from the dust of the earth. Because she was made equal, she did not want to take a submissive position during sex (missionary), which caused conflict in the relationship. Adam asked God to send three angels to try and reason with her, but they taunted her. When she refused to go back to Adam, God banished her from the Garden of Eden, and she since became a demon - many refer to her as the Queen or the leader of the succubi (plural of succubus). It is said that when male "seed" is spilt (during masturbation, for instance), she uses it to create demons.
There was also an unnamed woman after Lilith and before Eve. After the conflict of equality with Lilith, God decided to make the next woman from Adam's rib, making her subservient to him. However, He did it while Adam was awake, and having seen the second woman created in front of him, he was disgusted and refused her. Then God made a third woman, while Adam was asleep, from a second rib, who became known as Eve.
Eve is the only woman the Christian faith recognizes, however. All mentions of Lilith and the second woman were either removed from the bible or rephrased by the Roman Catholic Church in the 300s C.E. You'll notice: the church still forbids masturbation, but has made up new and different reasons for why you shouldn't.
EDIT:
Isaiah chapter 34 is the most common mention of Lilith. She is called different things in different versions, but even the KJV where she is called a "screech owl," it still uses "she" and "her" when using pronouns in reference to her. I recommend reading that chapter - it is an excellent representation of how she was regarded as, and had become, a demon simply for wanting EQUALITY with Adam.
2007-01-02 09:32:45 · answer #4 · answered by Lady of the Pink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I suppose it depends on whether you accept that the Old Testament was written by the Jewish people, and that many of their writings were left out of the christian bible.
According to Hebrew lore, Lilith was the original partner of Adam, the world's first man. Lilith and Adam argued -- some legends say she was too proud to submit to Adam's wishes -- and Lilith departed Eden, where she was succeeded as Adam's mate by Eve.
The name of Lilith is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Isaiah 34:14, where she is listed along with hyenas and jackals as those who dwell in the ruins of God-forsaken Edom.
2007-01-02 09:12:26 · answer #5 · answered by Kallan 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There is no mention of Lilith in the Bible.
2007-01-02 09:11:04 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Lilith is not mentioned in the Bible.
2007-01-02 09:07:24 · answer #7 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Run a text search for "Lilith" in the Bible and look how much you find. A whole nothing. I don't know where the whole thing comes from, but if anyone finds anything, give us the text.
2007-01-02 09:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by campadrenalin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the Bible, no. Lilith is a creature of the Midrashim. She was Adam's first wife, created from the same dirt that Adam was created, and given the same breath of life directly from G-D.
However, she refused to submit to Adam because of her nature as having been created as his equal, and thus she was cast out into the Exiled Lands, and transubstatiated into a demoness. This is why masterbation is considered a sin originally -- lilith would collect the seed to impregnate herself and birth demons. It is also Lilith that Cain allegedly married when he was cast out, and thus founded Enoch with Lilith as his wife.
2007-01-02 09:10:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Lilith was more of a Kabbalistic story (oral Jewish tradition), but she is mentioned in Isaiah 34:14 as the "night monster" (NASB), "Screech owl" (KJV), "Owls" (Today's English Version).
If you look at the Hebrew, it's actually Lilith.
2007-01-02 09:14:47 · answer #10 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋