LILITH
Who was Lilith or Lillith? Does
the Bible say anything about Adam having another wife before Eve?
There are legends that Adam had a wife
before Eve who was named Lilith, but this is not found in the Bible.
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The legends vary significantly, but they
all essentially agree that Lilith left Adam because she did not want to submit
to him.
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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.
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There is no biblical basis whatsoever for
these concepts. There is no one in the Bible named Lilith.
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The passage most often pointed to as
evidence for Lilith is Isaiah 34:14,
which in the NRSV reads, "there too Lilith shall repose."
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This is a poor translation.
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Every other major translation of the Bible
reads something to the effect of "night creature" or "screech
owl."
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Even if "demon monster named
Lilith" was the proper translation of the Hebrew word, Adam is nowhere
even hinted at in this passage or its context.
Whatever the Lilith was, it is not given
any connection whatsoever to Adam or Creation.
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Another commonly used support for Lilith is
the differing Creation accounts in Genesis chapters 1-2.
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Some claim that the woman in Genesis 1 was Lilith, with the
woman in Genesis 2 being
Eve. This is completely ludicrous.
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Rather, Genesis chapter 2 is a "closer
look" at the creation of Adam and Eve as recorded in Genesis chapter 1.
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The Bible specifically says that Adam and
Eve were the first human beings ever created (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:18-25).
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This "Lilith" myth is popular in
some radical feminist movements because Lilith is an example of a woman
refusing to submit to male headship.
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While there are myths outside of the Word
of God regarding Lilith, her complete absence from Scripture demonstrates that
she is nothing more than a myth.
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