Was Lilith Adam's First Wife?

Bible Questions & Answers

There is no mention of Lilith in the Bible. God's inspired Word says that Adam's first and only wife was Eve, not a legendary 'female' demon named Lilith.


Inventing Goddesses and Demons (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The legend of Lilith long pre-dates Judaism. Her name derives from a class of demons called lilitu, usually translated as "night monsters."


Inventing Goddesses and Demons

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The Jews turned a Babylonian myth of Lilith into a fabrication about a woman before Eve. Some translations suggest Israel sacrificed to a demon named Azazel.


Inventing Goddesses and Demons (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Some modern translations of Isaiah 34, influenced by Jewish mythology, wrongly insert the demon goddess Lilith into a prophecy of Edom's desolation.


Inventing Goddesses and Demons (Part Three)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Some modern translations of Leviticus 16 assert that the live goat (scapegoat) was a sacrifice that God commanded Israel to send to a demon named Azazel!