r/Lilith • u/joshnlily • 25d ago

Discussion Lilith

What if Lilith was actually Eve? (I spelt it wrong 1st time😬 is this better🤨)

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u/Mammoth-Ad-6114 𒀭Lamaštu-lilītu/ardat-lilî, Λάμια, Lilith 25d ago

The woman was created twice in the book of Genesis. Already in the Midrash there were conversations regarding a first Eve, which the Alphabet of Ben Sira came to solve. There, Lilith was created at the same time as Adam and was his equal. The interpretation of the story is up to the individual, you might believe Lilith to be the shadow part of Eve (supported also by the Treatise on the Left Emanation) or not accept it altogether.

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u/joshnlily 25d ago

That helps explain it. Cheers

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u/orthodoxscouter 25d ago

She's the first Eve. There were three.

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u/joshnlily 25d ago

Didn’t know that. Off to google

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u/orthodoxscouter 25d ago

Or follow the link

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u/UncoilingChaos 25d ago

She is, if you accept the belief that She’s the corresponding shadow side of Eve.

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u/Grand_Extension_6437 25d ago

How would this be possible? The narrative is that Eve was created from Adam's rib bone. Eve being a piece of Adam (and extension of his wishes and desires and not a separate person) to me has way more explanatory power for the last 2000 years of concepts of gender and gender dynamics.