The Case for Lilith

This book contains more information about Lilith than any book on the subject that I have (and I have read a lot). For my personal reasons this subject that is one of the most important subject a human being should learn, study, investigate. Congratulations to the author for basically doing a job of condensing the most important informational about Lilith in one book instead of readers having to check different things in different books to gain the knowledge that is included in this masterpiece. Beyond highly recommended! Absolutely 5 stars!!!

this book is essentially 23 points or cases to prove the existence of the of the legend known as Lilith. now due to the fact i lent my copy of the book to someone i cannot look at it and go point by point plus that would take too long. that said lets go on with the review.the first 10 points if i recall look exclusively at the bible. the author uses the KJV and the hebrew and occassionally one or two other versions of the bible. but primarly from start to finish we get the KJV, hebrew, or what he calls "my literal" or his literal translation of the hebrew which he provides pictures of the hebrew language and each word and its meaning as he composes the hebrew into his literal translation of it. he then uses this to build his case.this essentially starts with an extremely close examination of the first three chapters of genesis. to be frank the author puts out an extremely well done case for her existence using the bible alone. it really isnt until later after this is established quite well that he starts pulling in non bible sources like the book of enoch and rabbis or other kept records of older days but even then he other brings it back to the bible. so he does quite well in this regard.as for his overall case? well it is really hard to argue against. quite frankly im not sure i can argue against it.for starters in chapter 1 genesis there is a clear mention of male and female being made and all fruits being ediable making this a different creation account than what occurs in genesis 2. he goes on to explain genesis two in Hebrew and how the language is structured and this is where he forms the case that Lucifer animates Lilith from defective light out of the mist of the ground thus she is made in Lucifers image. God makes Adam in His image out of the dry dust and dirt. he ultimately relates in far better words than i could do so i wont but he relates Liliths creation out of the muddy dirt and waters to the bitter water trials of the bible. but this aside we have later in genesis chapter 2 a new tree has appeared of which Adam cannot eat of. we also have the fact that God creates each species with a male and female counterpart at the same time so why not mankind? to be fair i've always wondered that myself and the role of Lilith would explain that God created both of them at the same time. so then in genesis chapter 2 Adam notices there is no helpmeet for him amongst the beasts of the field which the author points out that is a really weird place to look for a mate unless there was a human female already aka Lilith. he goes on to explain when Eve is made apparently the Hebrew translates to Adam say "at this repetition" or in other words at this instance of or this occurence making Eve a second female according to Adam.he then proceeds into chapter 3(ok i dont know if this is the order he does it in i cant remember). where apparently the serpent is really Lilith. the logic used here is the only time in scripture where an animal talks it is used as a point of shock and is unexpected yet in chapter 3 of genesis a serpent talks and no one bats an eye. then we have the fact that the serpent's seed is now the rival of Eve's seed. Lilith's seed is the greatest rival of Eve's seed(The Messiah) or Eve's children's greatest threat are baby snakes. the logic to being in rival to snakes holds no water. there is also the fact that animals dont talk except that one time. there is also in the wording of the rivarly a parallel the author draws to the bitter water trials. there is also the fact that Satan is incapable of producing seed angels cannot reproduce and Satan is essentially a fallen angel that is kicked out of heaven before he is born so he lacks that capablity(a body).the author goes onto eventually get to the book of enoch after explaining a lot more i am skipping over. now this books greatest strength and flaw is the fact it focuses solely on Lilith. yet despite this the author makes an interesting point and perhaps a very startling one with implications that are vast and terrifying. All things possess their opposite he proposes that Lucifer is not the literal opposite to Christ but rather Azazel of the book of Enoch whom The Lord declares "Ascribe all sin to" in reference to Azazel the child of Lilith and one of the watcher angels. in the sacrifices of the old testament apparently we have a goat that is offered. one to Christ one to Azazel. the one to Christ to is resurrected the other is not. apparently this a very real and neccessary part to the sacrifice which is a reference to the atonement in essence the atonement does not function without pawning off all sin to Azazel who "taught all unrighteouness". the guy is apparently the rival seed mentioned in chapter 3 of genesis. the implications of this are somewhat startling when one ponders the thought long enough. sadly the author does not explore this.the author also does not go into much detail about the giants. they are mentioned some of it is explained but the book focuses on Lilith and her powers and role. another startling point(even more so if you are LDS like me) is that hell would like Heaven has a Heavenly Father and Mother. essentially Lilith fulfills the Queen of Hell role. this too is not explored but this is a startling point to be sure.the book proceeds to mention Lilith and sexual sins and her powers thereof(also a bit terrifying to think of). provides an explanation of how the giant bloodline survived the flood. though the auther does not explore the possiblity of angels redoing the deed with human women again. though the author makes a good case for the bloodline surviving either way. his ultimate theory is the bloodline is probably gone but is very well possible that because these giants get smaller over time that the bloodline still exists just in such tiny amounts that it doesnt matter. he also puts out the idea that women are carry it like they carry color blindness in essence they do not show the traits of being a giant so there is that possiblity.overall what i would say is this. if you are curious for a really well thought out case for Lilith this is the book for you. if you are non-LDS christian this book uses the bible for its case start to finish. if you are LDS this book to my knowledge does not conflict with anything found in the LDS extra scriptures. for the LDS folks out there i will throw in a curious phrase from D and C 18 28 And if they desire to take upon them my name with full purpose of heart, they are called to go into all the aworld to preach my bgospel unto cevery creature.and D and C 5864 For, verily, the sound must go forth from this place into all the world, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth--the gospel must be preached unto every creature, with signs following them that believe.and for both LDS and non LDS apparently Mark 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.it is interesting the gospel is to go to every creature. Liliths children are beasts of the field like her this is direct reference then her non human state she turns into(the author explains how this happens as well). the giants were like that. supposing the giant DNA still exists it is then interesting the gospel is to go to all creatures. there is also the fact the author puts out the idea that both good and evil of all creatures were made.so all and all a fantastic read and perhaps the best case for the existence of Lilith i've see anywhere. quite frankly as an LDS person i am floored at this book. we have the book of genesis for the creation story, the book of moses(one of our own) that covers the creation story in a bit more detail, and our temple ceremony which again covers the creation story. the fact i was clueless to a large chunk of what this book points out amazes me. i would wager most LDS would be floored by that fact. as for non-LDS i'd suspect you'd be amazed as to what is hidden in genesis apparently quite well. the facts stand there in our face that apparently there is a Lilith character and shes hidden in fairly obvious daylight which is what is amazing.i will also note i read the paperback version so i have no clue on how the kindle version is.

The main premise of Mr Biggs book is that references to Lilith abound in the Old Testament, you just have to know how to find them! Lilith was the first wife of Adam according to Jewish folklore. This fills a gap in the two accounts of creation in Genesis.Much of the book is focussed on the dirty water trial of the guilty Sotah or adulterous wife that used to be a practice amongst the Jews of antiquity. A husband, with or without cause, could accuse his wife of adultery. Whether she was guilty or not she was subjected to various humiliations. This culminated in the trial where the name of god was written on a piece of paper and placed in water. The woman on trial drank the water in which the name of god was dissolved. As a result a golem formed in her belly. If she was innocent, the golem was from god and she produced a healthy living child. If guilty, the golem continued to grow in her belly eventually killing her as it was from Satan, Lilith's consort. The author continually draws parallels between aspects of the treatment of women in the Bible and this trial.Mr Biggs has a broad knowledge of Jewish Midrash and folklore and the book is very interesting for anyone wanting to know more about the Lilith legend. Some parts are quite arcane - especially the parts where Hebrew letter number counts for the name of Naamah (Lilith's daughter) are reported as pointers to parts of the Bible that reference her. However, in general, the evidences as set out are reasonably easy to follow, given one has to accept Mr Biggs interpretation of the Hebrew if one is not a Hebrew scholar.I have three main issues with the book. First there is no sympathy for Lilith. Biggs constructs Lilith as the 'failed' wife of Adam as opposed to a woman seeking independence from an oppressive husband. Second the feminist dialogue about Lilith during the last century appears to have passed Mr Biggs by. He appears to approve of the degrading practice of the trial as a necessary evil to identify the guilt or innocence of the woman. There is no penalty for the husband who makes false accusations. Finally, he takes the Bible as the 'word of god', meaning literally. Most respectable Bible scholars have viewed the book as a collection of myths and fables for at least a hundred years.Biggs claims that the trial stopped some time after the second temple was built because the magic stopped working, presumably because faith in Yahweh had lessened. One hopes that a sense of justice and humanity also contributed to the cessation of the trial.Fascinating reading for anyone interested in the legend of Lilith, but have at least a handful of grains of salt to hand.

I have long wanted to learn more about Lilith but was not convinced the other books at Amazon contained what I wanted though I've looked at them several times. So I was thrilled to read this book because it dealt specifically with the Bible and Jewish traditions and non-canonical books like The Book of Enoch. The argument at times becomes a little repetitive to get the point across, but the book is filled with a lot of information and the summaries at the ends of chapters are great for going back to later for reminders of the main points. What I especially loved was that the author goes beyond the Garden of Eden and Adam and Eve stories to discuss how Lilith is key to the story of the Nephilim and even to the giants who survived Noah's flood. I was also fascinated by the descriptions of golems, which I had never heard of before, in this book. All around an excellent place to start if you want to know more about Lilith. I appreciate also that the author sticks to the facts of his sources without taking a feminist or condemning slant on Lilith. I'm sure this is a book I will consult again and again. I recommend getting the paper version so you can underline the text and easily find information.

This book was/is great. I thought it was going to be another one of those idiot which books but it certainly was not. Mark really intrigued me with his literal translations. It explained several points of scripture that I could never quite figure out, and I have read & researched biblical history for many years. Suddenly several of his points made sense of the scriptures. I don't believe we will ever know if Lilith actually was a person in history but this book certainly lays credibility to the ancient myths that the people believed it to be true as shown in the literature of the time.

Not much about Lilith to say. Little history about her a lot about Jewish history. Had a thing about runing down Noah. Needs more backed history.