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by trouble54 on September 14th, 2006

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Who is Lilith? And what is the story behind her regarding the creation story?

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  • by lizvelrene on October 19th, 2006

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    The story AntigoneRising gives is correct as far as what I've been taught. There are many alternate stories about the creation that were common in midevil times but have fallen out of favor nowadays.

    Adam actually had three wives according to some forms of apocrypha. The first wife was never given a name - Adam watched her be created by God, but was so disturbed by the sight that he refused to associate with her. God uncreated the first wife, and created Lillith while Adam was asleep. Lillith was a full creation (from scratch) and had a will of her own, and refused to be dominated by Adam sexually or otherwise. This didn't work out either. Instead of being uncreated Lillith was allowed to flee the garden, and has since figured into other myths, sometimes with decendents. She frequently features as a succubus, who preys upon men as they sleep and draws out their life force, possibly through sex.

    Then God created Eve, while Adam slept, drawing her from the body of Adam (and therefore, by implication, making her subordinate to him). Adam was pleased with this wife. But as we know, this didn't work out so well in the end, as this version of Woman was not perfect either, and tempted Adam into sin.

    Those darn womens, they're just no good. ;)

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    • Those darn women?

      aren't you a woman?

      hahahahaahahhahahahahha

      vincentvongrant

      by vincentvongrant on May 10th, 2011

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