According to legend and Hebrew mythology, Lilith was the first Eve. God created the heavens and earth, animals, and people. It’s told that Adam and Lilith were created at the same time, as equals both from dust. One accounting of the legend records that Adam and Lilith were created as bi-sexual beings. Another accounting of the legend involves them existing in one body for a time. The most common legend has them as being created equally and sharing the same responsibilities in the garden.
The legend that has them existing in the same body is not specific regarding the way they occupied the body. We don’t know if they were joined side by side, back to back, or if they shared the same body. The legend does tell us that they were separated when it became evident that procreation was impossible under the circumstance of being joined.
Adam made a big mistake when he and Lilith were separated. Adam was able to see Lilith for the first time. Instead of treating her as his equal, Adam tried to dominate Lilith, and she rebelled. It should be noted here, that it’s sometimes added that Lilith was as domineering as Adam in her manner, and Lilith tried to make Adam submit to her will.
Lilith was a bold woman with a mind of her own. She was very much against being dominated by Adam in even the simplest terms. Lilith wouldn’t submit to Adam when it came to sexual desires. She refused to lie under Adam, seeing it as a submissive posture that was demeaning. During one sexual confrontation, Lilith rose into the air and left the garden.
Lilith flew to the banks of the Red Sea, where she began to cavort with the demons and produce children. This act made God so angry that he committed to killing a hundred of her demon children every day. The angels that were sent to bring Lilith back to the garden were sent away with a laugh from the new demon queen. When they told Lilith of her certain death due to not returning, she laughed at them and replied that God could not kill her because he had promised her the ability to see over newborn children.
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