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Adam's first wife. She wouldn't properly obey adam, so she was culled from genesis then demonized later in the bible.
Originally posted by apathistAdam had only one wife.
Adam's first wife. She wouldn't properly obey adam, so she was culled from genesis then demonized later in the bible.
Originally posted by apathistWhere was this "Lillith" demonized "later in the bible." ?
Adam's first wife. She wouldn't properly obey adam, so she was culled from genesis then demonized later in the bible.
Originally posted by sonshipYes. They are 'apocryphal' because they were not selected for the bible. Not the other way around! A big criteria for the selection process was whatever would help the power of the church to grow.
You would rather run after the apocryphal writings that take the canon of the Hebrew Bible?
Originally posted by apathistThere's some blatantly obvious implications to be made from that christian quote, but I suppose it should be spelled out.
The Christian site apologizing for Lilith that I was quoting winds up with this:
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.
Whew! The men who combed through the ancient writings and assembled the Bible according to church agenda, they sure dodged a bullet there!
Originally posted by apathistThe church was not in existence when Genesis was written.
Originally posted by karoly aczelThe variant I read somewhere was that she and Adam argued over who should go on top. She eventually left Eden, the Angels told her that all her children would die if she left, but she persisted and kills all her children as a result. In the myth she comes to young men (not specifically monks) in their dreams and causes them to defile themselves.
My basic understanding is that Lilleth wasn't the first woman "created" for adam.
Adam sexual desires for Lil were overpowering to the point of rape.
She didn't want a bar of it, and god was no use at this point, so she left (was banished). Went to live in seaside caves for a long time.
Then came Eve and some form of "normality" was returned [can' ...[text shortened]... ired females , transforms herself, and procedes to steal their sexual energy (this sounds Hindu)