Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest. There shall the owl nest and lay and hatch and brood in its shadow.
//Here is the perfect verse if you enjoy idle speculation. The Hebrew word Lilith in this verse is a hapax legomenon-that is, it occurs just once in the Bible, so its meaning can’t be determined by comparison to other passages. Scholars are forced to interpret its meaning by resorting to related languages, other early translations of the text, or Jewish tradition.
And what is Jewish tradition? Lilith is generally thought to be related to a class of female demons. This isn’t far from the Assyrian word “lilitu,” a nasty female spirit. Jewish folklore tells us Lilith was the first wife of Adam, but Adam’s domineering ways proved to much for her, and she left him for an angel. This paved the way for Adam’s second wife, Eve. The resulting Lilith legend still finds its way into various occult and fantasy settings.
Naturally, tradition is unacceptable. We can’t have a mythical figure meandering around in our Bible. A plethora of Bible interpretations render the word in different ways, from “screech owl” to “night creature” to “night hag” to “night monster,” most of them playing on its similarity to the Hebrew word “laylah,” meaning “night.”
All of which is quite unconvincing. I think this is one of those mysteries of the Bible we’ll never uncover.
(If you’re interested in a fun, tongue-in-cheek introduction to the Lilith of mythology, you might check out this Dubious Disciple book review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/154076051. For obvious reasons, this book, while “religious” of sorts, didn’t quite fit the genre of my blog.)
IF the story of Lilith was true the book of genesis would make sence.
This is all bull
Exactly if lilth was Admas first , God would have made sure it was in Genesis. That would have a major impact.
I also say it’say it is not real.
The Bible we have today is a compilation of bits & pieces taken from many ancient texts, & consists only of what King James’ writers chose from them. Many texts, & parts of texts, were left out of their final choice. Therefore, unless one is a scholar of, & has unlimited access to, ancient texts & writings, & is a linguist to PROPERLY translate those texts & writings,one can only surmise the existence, or non-existence, of Lilith based on one’s limited knowledge & information received.The existence of Lilith, & 2 creations, explains perfectly the 2 creation stories in Genesis. The 2 have differences in order of creation which is obvious, & would also explain where Cain’s wife came from…possibly from the offspring of Lilith, who may have been pregnant when cast into the part of the earth outside Eden.
I don’t get it if Lilith really left Adam for an angel and angels are said to be holy how comes she allegedly is the 1st vampire
The problem with the folklore argument is that the Jewish tradition of Lilith the woman only dates the the post Christian/Islam era, not ancient Israel. The reference being the 8th century AD text The Alphabet of Ben . So you are being intellectually dishonest if you transfer that back to ancient Israel without proving an unbroken tradition. The Isaiah passage sets Lilit in a list of 8 night animals and so the construction would suggest that an animal spirit rather than a woman is being referred to.
This is similar to proverbs receding to wisdom as a female, without actually speaking of a real living human female, it is poetical license, not to be taken as history.
God asked Job Q.where was he when God founded the earth and all the sons of God shouted when the 2 stars sang together?
A. We were ALL there before lucifer fell.
Sons of God is a title of good Standing
Lilith was NOT the wife of Adam , she’s the wife aka female form of Lucifer.
Gen 2 God made them male & female and called their name adam… the 1st nation gentiles, then Adam created and Eve created.
The Forbidden Fruit of the garden was THE serpent in lucifer’s tree that created cain.. the only begotten son of Lucifer who is the tree of knowledge of Good & Evil
Acts 7 : Adam didn’t sin in the Garden as sex with his wife was not a sin , he just couldn’t stay in the garden anymore as they were carnal.
By seducing Eve to create Cain.. lucifer brought sin into the world, acquired the office of the accuser and the name satan (enemy) thus getting BACK into heaven. Except in Eze 28 ? Lucifer is sentenced to eternal death and full erasure from existence as if never created.