I always thought this Lilith business was interesting...this link "debunks" it, but I still like the legend:
Who was Lilith / Lillith? Does the Bible say anything about Adam having another wife before Eve?
This Wikipedia article gives more information about her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith
I was thinking this reflects the influence of the other religions, with whom the Jews would have been living cheek to jowl, so to speak.
Just my thoughts...y'know, my Feminist Evolutionist Mythology-addict Anthropologist Poet Episcopalian self.
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