# Where did Lilith come from ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-lilith-come-from/83938>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-lilith-come-from/83938 "2001-09-26T16:59:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-lilith-come-from/83938/1 "2001-09-26T16:59:42Z")

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I’m just sitting here watching pop-up-video and they made some reference to the Lilith Fair and some christian groups were offened by it since it was named after Lilith, Adam’s first wife. I’ve never heard of her, she is not in the Bible as far as I know, so what is her story and where did it come from ?

I’m not sure this is in the right place. Please move it if I guessed wrong.

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**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-lilith-come-from/83938/2 "2001-09-26T17:01:45Z")

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[http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/lillith.html](http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/lillith.html)

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**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-lilith-come-from/83938/3 "2001-09-26T17:08:28Z")

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The master has spoken:  
[What’s the story on Lilith, Adam’s “first wife”?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mlilith.html)

Arjuna34

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-lilith-come-from/83938/4 "2001-09-26T17:08:50Z")

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Lilith is a midrash, or explanatory story, that explains why there are 2 versions of the human creation in Genesis. The first says “man and woman, G-d created them.” The second gives the story about women coming from adam’s rib.

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**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-lilith-come-from/83938/5 "2001-09-26T17:12:34Z")

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Oops, that’s not Cecil, that’s a Mailbag article.

Arjuna34