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Lilith
Does the Bible say
anything about Adam having another wife before Eve?
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There are legends that Adam had a wife before Eve who was named Lilith, but this is not found in the Bible.
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.
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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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