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Lilith was once the wife of Sammael, who is incorrectly known as Lucifer.
This marriage did
not last long for She is a wild, passionate and heroic soul, quite
incompatible with the cold
demeanor of Sammael. After leaving Sammael, She joined with Adam.
Her time with Adam did not go well. Adam would insist and rail
upon Her. "I am your lord
and master," claimed Adam. However, Lilith would say, "We are both
equal, for we are both
issued from the dust, and I will not be your slave." This went on,
Adam claiming he was
superior and Lilith stating that they were equal. Eventually,
Lilith became tired of Adam's
self-perceived superiority and flew away.
Adam decided that this was too much and beseeched three angels - whose
names were
Senoi, Sansenoi and Sammengelof, to fetch Lilith back to him.
They caught Lilith above
what is now known as the Red Sea, and a great battle took place.
During the battle they realized that Lilith's powers were too great
for them to force Her into
obedience, and they attempted to drown Her. She fought them off
but, during the battle,
drops of Her blood fell into the sea, thus giving the Red Sea its name.
When the angels returned to report their failure, Adam went to Yahweh
and said, "Oh,
Almighty Lord, the creature that was my wife has left me, claiming
that since we both came
from the dust, we were equal and she refused to be my servant."
So the Almighty in his wisdom, caused a sleep to fall upon Adam, and
in his slumber
removed a rib. This He fashioned into a woman. As She had
come from man, She was a
part of man and, thus, belonged to man.