Do you think there is truth in the Lilith story? Why or why not?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

The myth of Lilith is part of noncanonical Jewish lore (that means, that it is an inspirational mythological story that is known but is not in the Old Testament.) Lilith was said to be Adam's first wife who was willful and not the idea of the perfect wife. The myth is kind of a morality tale to let men and women of that time know what appropriate behavior in a relationship was supposed to be about. It also is a way that people explained--in a mystical and superstitious way--why certain unpleasant things related to sexuality and childbirth happened.

The myth was meant to teach people at that time that women were supposed to be subservient to men, have maternal instincts, and not be too seductive. Lilith was not subservient and became a demon who seduced men in their sleep (the men needed to explain why they had wet dreams--they said it was because of female demon who showed up to seduce them in their sleep) . Lilith also has no maternal instincts and thus was the demon who killed unborn and newborn children and women in childbirth.

Answer 3

Truth...It's a myth

Lilith
In the Babylonian tradition, there is a triad of demons with whom Lilith is associated. The male is called Lilu, and the two females are Lilitu, a frigid, barren, & husbandless demon who roamed the night searching for men to seduce or drink their blood, and Ardat Lili, the 'maid of desolation.'

Lilith is thought be the demon of waste places who originally lived in the garden of the Sumerian goddess, Innana, queen of heaven. She is mentioned only briefly in the Hebrew Bible in Isaiah 34:14.

In Jewish traditions, Lilith was created with Adam from the dust of the earth, & became his first wife. She was stubborn, though, & refused to be subservient to her husband. Instead of becoming Adam's servant, she left him & was turned out of Paradise. However, before God created Eve, He sent 3 angels to try to convince Lilith to return to Adam. She refused, & God cursed her by sentencing 100 of her offspring to die each day. After her expulsion from Paradise, however, she slept once more with Adam, & bore the Shedim, Lilin, & Rauchin.

Later, in Kabbalistic circles, Lilith became the mistress of Sammael.

It is mistakenly thought that Lilith's name was derived from the Hebrew word lailah, which means 'night.' This was probably derived from the similarity of the two words, and the idea that Lilith was mostly active at night.

Answer 4

Lilith was a wild card that broke away from the Adam program. She's in it mostly for herself. She is one of the original shape shifters and is not to be trusted in my book.

Answer 5

i am currently studying Lilith. I'm undecided about some of the propaganda out there about her because of the woman haters of some of the faiths. They have distorted so much in the past why not this too?

Answer 6

It's a fable, just like the Adam & Eve story. One thing about fables though, is they may indeed be based on some sort of truths . . . just that they got warped through the ages and likely no longer even remotely resemble the 'original' tales.

Answer 7

I believe the story of Lillith is true.

Answer 8

It is as true as anything else written in the old testament section of the bible.

Answer 9

No I do not believe this, I really believe if it was true it would be in the Bible.