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Lilith (/ ˈ l ɪ l ɪ θ /; Hebrew: לִילִית, romanized: Līlīṯ), also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be the first wife of Adam [1] and a primordial she-demon.
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Dame, Enid, Lilly Rivlin, and Henny Wenkart, eds. Which Lilith? Feminist Writers Re-create the World’s First Woman. Introduction by Naomi Wolf. Northvale, NJ: 1998. Montgomery, James. Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur. Philadelphia: 1913. Naveh, Joseph, and Shaul Shaked. Amulets and Magic Bowls: Aramaic Incantations of Late Antiquity. Second ed...
“The Alphabet of Ben Sira.” In Rabbinic Fantasies, edited by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky, 167–202. Philadelphia: 1990. Dan, Joseph. “Samael, Lilith, and the Concept of Evil in Early Kabbalah.” In Essential Papers on Kabbalah, edited by Lawrence Fine, 154–178. New York: 1995. Hutter, M. “Lilith.” In Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible,...
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~humm/Topics/Lilith/lilith.html An excellent site at the University of Pennsylvania, with many of the original sources available here, and links to other sites on Lilith. http://www.lilith.org/ The website of Lilith magazine. http://www.lilithfair.com/ A website on the music festival Lilith Fair. http://www.lilitu.com/lili...
Lilith is the most notorious demon in Jewish tradition. In some sources, she is conceived of as the original woman, created even before Eve, and she is often presented as a thief of newborn infants. Lilith means “the night,” and she embodies the emotional and spiritual aspects of darkness: terror, sensuality, and unbridled freedom.
- Rabbi Jill Hammer
Feb 21, 2019 · According to Jewish mythology, Lilith was Adam’s wife before Eve. Over the centuries she also became known as a succubus demon who copulated with men during their sleep and strangled newborn babies.
Sep 10, 2024 · Lilith, female demonic figure of Jewish folklore. Her name and personality are thought to be derived from the class of Mesopotamian demons called lilû (feminine: lilītu), and the name is usually translated as “night monster.” A cult associated with Lilith survived among some Jews as late as the 7th century ce.
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Jul 22, 2024 · Lilith, a raven-haired demon in Jewish mythology, evolves from preying on infants, to becoming Adam's rebellious first wife and a feminist icon. Ancient civilizations like the Sumerians and Babylonians had similar demon figures, reflecting a desire to explain tragic events in a pre-scientific era.
Isaiah: 34:14 "Lilith" is explicitly mentioned as an "owl," (or some type of other night hunting creature) a night hunter. She "hunts" Jewish men in their dreams to do with them what she was unable to do with Adam BECAUSE they are Adam's reincarnation.
