Lilith repose, and find for herself a place to rest. With desert beasts, satyrs shall call to one another There shall the She shall become anĪbode for jackals and a haunt for ostriches. Thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. (12) Her nobles shall be no more, nor shall kings be proclaimed there Īll her princes are gone. Another (Caprimulgus nubicus) is found in desert fringes between Jericho and the Red Sea, hence in regions like that of Edom.In the New American Bible translation ( from Wikipedia) I find these for Isaiah 34:14 An Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) lives almost exclusively in the desert, occupying acacia groves and tamarisk bushes and seeking its food in twilight. Its large mouth is evidently the reason for its also being called the goatsucker, an ancient legend holding that the bird sucked the milk of goats.Īs to the likelihood of such a bird being found in the arid region of Edom, certain varieties of this bird are known to inhabit waste places.
The soft wing feathers allow for noiseless flight. The nightjar is almost 30 cm (12 in.) in length with a wingspan of 50 cm (20 in.) or more its plumage resembles the owl's, being soft and delicately mottled with gray and brown. As quoted by Driver, Tristram, the naturalist, described the nightjar as "becoming very active towards dusk, when they hawk about at great speed and with intricate turnings after their food."-Palestine Exploration Quarterly, London, 1959, pp. lith´, he suggests, may likely point to the nightjar as both a nocturnal feeding bird and one noted for its rapid twisting and turning flight as it pursues moths, beetles, and other night-flying insects.lith´) to derive from a root word denoting "every kind of twisting motion or twisted object," even as the Hebrew word la´yil (or lai´lah), meaning "night," suggests a "wrapping itself round or enfolding the earth." Such derivation of li.Driver, however, considers the Hebrew word (li Many scholars endeavor to show that the Hebrew term is a loanword from ancient Sumerian and Akkadian and that it derives from the name of a mythological female demon of the air (Lilitu). (Isa 34:14) The Hebrew word has been variously translated as "screech owl" (KJ), "night-monster" (AS), "nightjar" (NE, NW), and "night hag" (RS), while The Jerusalem Bible prefers simply to transliterate the name as "Lilith." The WTS tries to get rid of this superstition by attributing the term "lilith" to an ordinary bird.Ī creature appearing in the description of Edom's utter desolation and of the things inhabiting its ruins. Interesting huh? I'd like to know more, any thoughts, insights, ideas?. Unfortunately, it is a hapax legomenon (a word that occurs only once in the Hebrew Bible) so we can't determine its meaning by comparison to other uses in the Bible - we are forced to resort to cognate languages (Akkadian, Aramaic, Ugaritic, etc.), versions (early translations) or Jewish tradition to determine its meaning." And so if I open any of my bibles, her name does not come up. here shall the owl nest and lay and hatch and brood in its shadow "The Hebrew word here is 'lilith'. Isaiah 34:14 says Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest. There is supposedly one reference to Lilith in the Bible. Gawd, honestly, what woman could ever listen to that crap without being nauseated by it.
So, the patriarchal men of ancient times divided women in two sections, the evil ones that drew their own plans and refused to give headship, and the stupid naive ones that listened to evil if they were not properly controlled by their men. I don't think Eve was created as evil, just as stupid and naive. Not only Satan, but also the women who refuse to succumb to male authority. Because: "For Lilith when recognized/integrated as one's Self loses her destructive power, or rather the power is properly directed and recognized as fruitful." I find that an interesting statement, know thyself, analyze and acknowledge your dark side. But, when a child is circumcised, this danger leaves. She then becomes the Queen of demons, and kills children in their early days.
Mythology gives her children of Adam, but she does not bear him human children, but demons. Now, Lilith naturally is every men's horror, she is nothing like a woman ought to be, no subduing for her, she is independent, and naturally, all kind of evil is attributed to her. But then Adam *sigh, typically men* tried to dominate her, and she said in modern English "f*ck off, I'm leaving you", bravo Lilith! Then, Adam, being a whiny man, complained to God that he was lonely, and lo and behold, Eve was created, from Adam's rib. Not as an extension of Adam, but the creation was dual, man and woman were one, almost a bisexual being.
Did you ever heard of Lilith? According to Hebrew mythology she is in fact the first woman created.