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Lilith is a 1961 novel by J. R. Salamanca that tells the story of a man, Vincent, who is seduced by a schizophrenic woman named Lilith. It explores themes of love, obsession, and blurred lines between fantasy and reality.
Lilith is believed to be the first physical woman created by God, even before Eve. Therefore, she is stated to be the first wife of Adam . Unfortunately, the couple would have a falling out, which would ultimately cause Lilith to follow the devil instead of God.
Lilith is first mentioned in ancient Babylonian texts as a class of winged female demons that attacks pregnant women and infants. From Babylonia, the legend of “the lilith” spread to ancient Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Egypt and Greece.
Although her name only appears once in the Hebrew Bible, over the centuries Lilith has been cast as Adam's rebellious first wife, the soul mate of Samael the demon king, and more recently as a feminist icon.
Most who have heard about Lillith have been told that she was Adam's first wife, created from the same earth as he was. Unlike Eve, who was made from Adam's rib, Lilith saw herself as Adam's...
The Bible states that the first woman was Eve and she was created on the same day as Adam. 1 Timothy 2:13 states that Adam was created first and then Eve. Lilith is never mentioned in Genesis 1-2. Lilith was not a wife of Adam.
Who was Lilith, the demon-queen who haunts the edges of the Bible? A monster? Or, as some believe, the scorned first wife of Adam, before Eve?