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Question

How do you explain the first woman named Lillith? She was before Eve.

Answer 1

Lilith was supposed to be Adam's first wife, created, as was Adam himself, from the dust of the ground. But Adam and Lilith did not get along. Lilith seemed to think she was Adam's equal, and Adam, it seemed, couldn't accept such an outrageous claim. This proved to be one of those "irreconcilable differences".
So, they split up. Adam asked for another wife, and God obligingly put him to sleep and made Eve for him, using one of his ribs...thus, Adam called her a "womb man" or woman.
Lilith became a demon who torments women and children.
It's a good story, but that's all it is, is a story.
Lilith makes a great character for a story plot. She has played a great many parts. She has been a vampire, a sexual demon forcing it's attentions on unsuspecting innocent young men and women, and even a heroine, as well as a tormentor of pregnant women and young mothers.
So, before you close your eyes to sleep tonight, check under your bed and in your closet. That strange noise you are hearing is not your house "settling". It is Lilith...and she is STILL pissed off......
=~O

Answer 2

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.

Recommended Resource: Biblical Creationism by Henry Morris.

Answer 3

I looked it up and this is what I found.


Lilith (Hebrew לילית) is a female Mesopotamian demon
associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu, in Sumeria, circe 3000 B.C. Many scholars place the origin of the phonetic name "Lilith" at somewhere around 700 B.C.[1] Lilith appears as a night demon in the Talmud and Midrash and as a screech owl in the King James Version of the Bible.

So now what?

Answer 4

I'm a Big Bang Christian does that count. There was never a first woman name Lillith or Eve they were just made up. The first woman didn't have a name as the first humans didn't yet have a language. Sorry I'm really not a Christian.

Answer 5

She's a character in Jewish folklore, so let's see what this Jewish site says:

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Lilith

Lilith is a character who appears in passing in the Talmud and in rabbinical folklore. She is a figure of evil, a female demon who seduces men and threatens babies and women in childbirth. She is described as having long hair and wings (Erub. 100b; Nid. 24b). It is said that she seizes men who sleep in a house alone, like a succubus (Shab. 151b). She is also mentioned in midrashim and kabbalistic works, in which she is considered to be the mother of demons. Her name probably comes from the Hebrew word for night (laila). She is similar to and probably based on a pagan demon named Lulu or Lilu that appears in Gilgamesh and other Sumerian and Babylonian folklore.

In recent years, some women have tried to reinvent Lilith, turning her into a role model for women who do not accept male domination or a rival goddess to the traditions that they think are too male-biased. For example, a number of female musical artists participated a concert tour called "Lilith Fair" a few years ago, and the name "Lilith" was clearly chosen to represent female empowerment.

This revisionist view of Lilith is based primarily on a medieval work called the Alphabet of Ben Sira, the significance of which has been widely misinterpreted and overrated. The story of Lilith in Ben Sira claims that Lilith was the first wife of Adam. Lilith insisted on being on top when they were having sexual intercourse, claiming that she was Adam's equal. For this reason, Adam rejected the uppity Lilith, and Lilith was replaced with the more submissive second spouse, Eve. The complete story is presented here.

Many modern commentators have pounced on this story, claiming that it comes from the Talmud and reflects the traditional rabbinical understanding of the roles of men and women. Feminists reject the negative characterization of Lilith's actions in this story, and make Lilith out to be a hero who was demonized by male-chauvinist rabbis who did not want women to have any sexual power.

However, it is important to note that the Alphabet of Ben Sira is not a traditional rabbinical Jewish source. It is not part of the Talmud, nor is it considered to be a midrash. It is not entirely certain what Ben Sira is, but it appears to be a satire or parody, possibly even an antisemitic one. It tells many stories about biblical characters envisioned in non-traditional, often unflattering ways, often with slapstick humor at the expense of traditional heroes. See this critique of the use of Ben Sira to turn Lilith into a feminist hero.

To treat The Alphabet of Ben Sira as a reflection of traditional Jewish thought is like treating Cervantes' Don Quixote as an accurate depiction of chivalry, or Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles as a documentary of the American West.
http://www.jewfaq.org/women.htm#Lilith

Answer 6

There is no scientific proof the first human being.There are only theories.Eve is the name given to the first woman by the biblical writers.There is n't any particular woman named eve.

Answer 7

Nothing to explain, no such woman.

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 8

Before what Eve, Eve Smith?

Answer 9

Lilith was not the first woman, nor before eve, nor human. You may want to do more research. She was not even associated with Adam until medieval times.

Answer 10

Lilith was (is) not a woman, she was a spirit, possibly a golem.

Madonna will tell you she is a part of God, the feminine side, the orthodox Jews will tell you she's evil and a temptress.

In Christian theology though, she never existed.