One in Messiah Congregation
Debunking of a few false doctrines
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Watch out for the mother goddess
doctrine
Catholic Bible - 1899 Douay-Rheims
***Bad Catholic
translation - 1899 Douay-Rheims - Gen 3:15 I will put enmities between
thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed:
she shall cursh thy head, and thou shalt lie
in wait for her heel.
she shall (wrong)
her heel (wrong)
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KJV - Gen.3 [15] And I (God)
will put enmity between thee (satan) and the
woman, and between thy (satan's) seed and her
seed; it (he or God) shall bruise thy (satan's) head,( fatal blow to satan's head) and thou (satan) shalt
bruise his heel (Messiah would have to die on a tree).
åÀàÅéáÈä àÈùÑÄéú, áÌÅéðÀêÈ åÌáÅéï äÈàÄùÌÑÈä, åÌáÅéï æÇøÀòÂêÈ, åÌáÅéï æÇøÀòÈäÌ: äåÌà
éÀùÑåÌôÀêÈ øÉàùÑ, åÀàÇúÌÈä úÌÀùÑåÌôÆðÌåÌ òÈ÷Åá
it shall (right)
his heel (right)
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äåÌà - hoo = he or it - The
scripture uses "hoo" in Gen. 3:15
äÄåà - hee = she or it
heel - ò÷Ìáä / ò÷á noun masculine - (his, he)
H6119
ò÷Ìáä / ò÷á
‛âqêb / ‛iqqebâh
BDB Definition:
1) heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear
of a troop, footstep
1a) heel
1b) mark of heel, footprint
1c) hinder part, rear
Part of Speech: noun masculine
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Next false doctrine to debunk
Only
2 people in the beginning
"no female Lilith or male Lilis in the beginning"
Watchout for
Legends, bad Concordances, bibles and the Talmud
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Gen.1 [27] So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he
them.(2)
Gen.2 [7] And the LORD God formed man of
the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and
man became a living soul.
[21]
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he
took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
[22] And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a
woman, and brought her unto the man.
[23] And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh:
she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
[24] Therefore shall a man leave
his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his
wife: and they shall be one flesh.
[25] And they were both naked, (2) the
man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Gen.5 [1] This is the book of the generations of
Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he
him;
Matt.19 [5] And said, For this cause shall a man
leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain
shall be one flesh? [6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one
flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
G1417 δύο duo doo'-o - A
primary numeral; “two”: - both, twain, two.
Thayer Definition:
1) the two, the twain
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Here is the verse:
åÌôÈâÀùÑåÌ
öÄéÌÄéí àÆú-àÄéÌÄéí, åÀùÒÈòÄéø òÇì-øÅòÅäåÌ éÄ÷ÀøÈà; àÇêÀ-ùÑÈí äÄøÀâÌÄéòÈä ìÌÄéìÄéú, åÌîÈöÀàÈä ìÈäÌ îÈðåÉçÇ
Isa.
34 [14]
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the
island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech
owl also shall rest there, and find for herself
a place of rest.
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H3917
ìéìéú
lîylîyth
lee-leeth'
From H3915; a night spectre: - screech owl.
BDB Definition:
1) “Lilith”, name of a female goddess known as a
night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom
1a) might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits
desolate places
Part
of Speech: noun feminine
owl, 1
Isa_34:13-14 (2)
screech, 1
Isa_34:14 (2)
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H3915
ìéìä ìéì ìéì
layil lêyl
layelâh
lah'-yil, lale, lah'-yel-aw
From
the same as H3883; properly a twist
(away of the light), that is, night; figuratively adversity: - ([mid-])
night (season).
BDB Definition:
1) night
1a) night (as opposed to day)
1b) of gloom, protective shadow (figuratively)
Part
of Speech:
noun masculine
night, 210
Gen_1:5, Gen_1:14, Gen_1:16,
Gen_1:18, Gen_8:22,
Gen_14:15, Gen_19:5,
Gen_19:33-35 (3), Gen_20:3, Gen_26:24,
Gen_30:15-16 (2), Gen_31:24, Gen_31:39-40
(2), Gen_32:13, Gen_32:21-22 (2), Gen_40:5,
Gen_41:11, Gen_46:2,
Exo_10:13, Exo_12:8,
Exo_12:12, Exo_12:30-31
(2), Exo_12:42 (2), Exo_13:21-22 (3), Exo_14:20-21
(3), Exo_40:38, Lev_6:9, Lev_8:35,
Num_9:16, Num_9:21,
Num_11:9, Num_11:32,
Num_14:1, Num_14:14,
Num_22:8, Num_22:19-20
(2), Deu_1:33, Deu_16:1, Deu_23:10,
Deu_28:66, Jos_1:8,
Jos_8:2-3 (3), Jos_8:9, Jos_8:13,
Jos_10:9, Jdg_6:25,
Jdg_6:27, Jdg_6:40,
Jdg_7:9, Jdg_9:32,
Jdg_9:34, Jdg_16:2
(2), Jdg_19:25, Jdg_20:5, Rth_1:12,
Rth_3:2, Rth_3:13,
1Sa_14:34, 1Sa_14:36,
1Sa_15:11, 1Sa_15:16,
1Sa_19:10-11 (2), 1Sa_19:24, 1Sa_25:16,
1Sa_28:7-8 (2), 1Sa_28:20, 1Sa_28:25,
1Sa_31:12, 2Sa_2:29,
2Sa_2:32, 2Sa_4:7,
2Sa_7:4, 2Sa_17:1,
2Sa_17:16, 2Sa_19:7,
2Sa_21:10, 1Ki_3:5,
1Ki_3:19, 1Ki_8:29,
1Ki_8:59, 2Ki_6:14,
2Ki_7:12, 2Ki_8:21,
2Ki_19:35, 2Ki_25:4,
1Ch_9:33, 1Ch_17:3,
2Ch_1:7, 2Ch_6:20,
2Ch_7:12, 2Ch_21:9,
2Ch_35:14, Neh_1:6,
Neh_2:12-13 (2), Neh_2:15, Neh_4:9,
Neh_4:22, Neh_6:10,
Neh_9:12, Neh_9:19,
Est_4:16, Est_6:1,
Job_3:3, Job_3:6-7
(2), Job_5:13-14 (2), Job_17:12, Job_20:8,
Job_24:14, Job_27:20,
Job_30:17, Job_33:15,
Job_34:25, Job_35:10,
Job_36:20, Psa_1:2,
Psa_16:6-7 (2), Psa_17:3, Psa_22:2
(3), Psa_32:4, Psa_42:3, Psa_42:8,
Psa_55:10, Psa_74:16,
Psa_77:2, Psa_77:6,
Psa_78:14, Psa_88:1,
Psa_91:4-5 (2), Psa_92:2, Psa_104:20,
Psa_105:39, Psa_119:55,
Psa_121:6, Psa_134:1,
Psa_136:9, Psa_139:11-12
(2), Pro_7:9, Pro_31:15, Pro_31:18,
Ecc_2:23, Ecc_8:16,
Son_3:1, Son_3:8,
Son_5:2, Isa_4:5,
Isa_15:1 (2), Isa_16:3, Isa_21:11-12
(3), Isa_26:9, Isa_27:3, Isa_28:19,
Isa_29:7, Isa_30:29,
Isa_34:10, Isa_38:12-13
(2), Isa_60:11, Isa_62:6, Jer_6:5,
Jer_9:1, Jer_14:17,
Jer_16:13, Jer_31:35,
Jer_33:20 (2), Jer_33:25, Jer_36:30,
Jer_39:4, Jer_49:9,
Jer_52:7, Lam_1:2,
Lam_2:18-19 (2), Hos_7:5-6 (2), Amo_5:8,
Oba_1:5, Jon_4:10
(2), Mic_3:6, Zec_1:8, Zec_14:7
nights, 15
Gen_7:4, Gen_7:12, Exo_24:18,
Exo_34:28, Deu_9:9,
Deu_9:11, Deu_9:18,
Deu_9:25, Deu_10:10,
1Sa_30:12, 1Ki_19:8,
Job_2:13, Job_7:3,
Isa_21:8, Jon_1:17
midnight, 8
Exo_11:4, Exo_12:29, Jdg_16:3
(2), Rth_3:8, 1Ki_3:20, Job_34:20,
Psa_119:62
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Here is the misuse of the verse in some legends:
Also watchout for bad Concordances and Bibles
The crux of the matter of this myth is always found in the wrong
bible version.
Isaiah 34:14, NRSV reads, "there too Lilith
shall repose
KLV - Isa.34
[14]
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the
island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech
owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
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H3917 ìéìéú - lîylîyth
- lee-leeth' - From H3915; a night
spectre: - screech owl.
lîylîyth - noun common feminine singular absolute
B4891 lîylîyth (page 539) (Strong 3917)
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Legends
Lilith (Milton Che night-hag),
name of a female night-demon haunting desolate Edom;
prob. borrowed fr. Bab., Is 34:14 on the development
of legends of Lilith in later Judaism, v. Bux:Lex. Talmud., s.v.
Che:ad loc. Grünbaum:ZMG xxxi.1877, 250 f. — Connexion with hlyl perhaps
only apparent, a popular etymology).
A female goddess known as a night demon who haunts
the desolate places of Edom (Isa 34:14). The ruin of Edom is so complete that
only wildcats, satyrs, and Lilith will stay there.
In late rabbinic literature, she is depicted as a
creature with wings and long, flowing hair. No doubt she personifies the night
or sunset.
In Ugaritic literature she receives sacrifices (UT
23:7) and is invoked in a hymn (UT 104) which calls her "the veiled
bride" ( kl‰mk [ ktmt ]) and "our lady" ( bltn). The former
epithet she shares with the Babylonian goddess Ishtar.
The ancient Canaanite city-state of Ugarit is of utmost
importance for those who study the Old Testament. The literature of the city
and the theology contained therein go a very long way in helping us to
understand the meaning of various Biblical passages as well as aiding us in
deciphering difficult Hebrew words. Ugarit was at its political, religious and
economic height around the 12th century BCE and thus its period of greatness
corresponds with the entry of Israel into Canaan.
Why should people interested in the Old Testament want to know
about this city and its inhabitants? Simply because when we listen to their
voices we hear echoes of the Old Testament itself. Several of the Psalms were
simply adapted from Ugaritic sources; the story of the flood has a near mirror
image in Ugaritic literature; and the language of the Bible is greatly
illuminated by the language of Ugarit. For instance, look at M. Dahood’s
brilliant commentary on the Psalms in the Anchor Bible series for the necessity
of Ugaritic for accurate Biblical exegesis. (N.B., for a more thorough
discussion of the language of Ugarit, the student is advised to take the course
titled “Ugaritic Grammar” offered by this institution).
In short, when one has well in hand the literature and theology of
Ugarit, one is well on the way to being able to comprehend some of the
moststament. For this reason it is worthwhile that we pursue this topic.
2. The Discovery of Ugarit and the Ugaritic Texts.
In 1928 a group of French archaeologists journeyed with 7 camels,
one donkey, and some burden bearers towards the tel known as Ras Shamra. After
a week at the site they discovered a cemetery 150 meters from the Mediterranean
Sea. In the graves they discovered Egyptian and Phoenician artwork and
alabaster. They also found some Mycenean and Cypriot materials.
After the discovery of the cemetery they found a city and a royal
palace about 1000 meters from the sea on a tel 18 meters high. The tel was
called by the locals Ras Shamra which means “fennel hill”. There also Egyptian
artifacts were discovered and dated to the 2nd millennium BCE.
The greatest discovery made at the site was a collection of
tablets carved with (a then) unknown cuneiform script. In 1932 the
identification of the site was made when some of the tablets were deciphered;
the city was the ancient and famous site of Ugarit.
Ugarit experienced a very long history. A city was built on the
site in the Neolithic period around 6000 BCE. The oldest written evidence of
the city is found in some texts from the nearby city of Ebla written around
1800 BCE. At that time both Ebla and Ugarit were under Egyptian hegemony, which
shows that the long arm of Egypt extended all along the west coast of the
Mediterranean Sea (for Ugarit is located in modern day Syria roughly dead east
of the NE coast of Cyprus on the coast of Syria). The population of Ugarit at
that time was roughly 7635 people. The city of Ugarit continued to be dominated
by the Egyptians through 1400 BCE.
All of the tablets found at Ugarit were written in the last period
of its life (around 1300- 1200 BCE). The kings of this last and greatest period
were:
Actually, these night
spirits are to be correlated with the male Lilis.
This masculine form covers both male and female genders, as explicitly stated
in one of the many references contained in the Aramaic Magical Bowls (see Cyrus
H. Gordon, Archiv, Orientali, 6:322). She appears as La-le in Linear A and as
lly in a Phoenician incantation from Arslan Tash. Isaiah in his reference does
not encourage worship or respect for this demonic deity. The name may be used
symbolically to depict a desolation. (Cf. KJV "screech owl.")
Is it not possible also that
what was a night demon in the pagan culture was just a night creature (SO NIV),
perhaps a bat or owl, in Israel? The pagan with his animism fills realities
with spirits. Cf. Hebrew reshep "pestilence" with Ugaritic rshp the
"god of pestilence" and Hebrew y¹m "sea" with Ugaritic the
"god who is Prince Sea." So lîlît might have been a real
creature demonized in the surrounding culture.
Bibliography: Leuillet,
Rend and Xavier Leon-Dufour, "Night," in DBT, pp. 346-47. For a
picture of Lilith, see Henry Frankfort, Art and Architecture of the Ancient
Orient, 1958, pl. 56, p. 56. W.C.K.
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Watchout for bad
Concordances and Bibles
BDB Definition:
1) “Lilith”, name of a female goddess known as a
night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom
1a) might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits
desolate places
Part
of Speech:
noun feminine
Isa 34:14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also
meet with the wild beasts of the islands,.... In Rome, and take up their
abode there; of these creatures, the first of which the Targum renders monstrous ones, and the latter wild cats; see Gill
on Isa_13:22,
and the satyr shall cry to
his fellow;
or the "hairy" one (r); from which word the goat has its name; and
these creatures are described by the ancients as half goats and half men; of
which See Gill on Isa_13:21. The Targum renders it demons; and with this well
agrees the account of Babylon or Rome as fallen, that it shall be the
habitation of, devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, Rev_18:2,
the screech owl also shall
rest there, and find for herself a place of rest; there being no
inhabitants to disturb her.
By the name
"Lilith", it
appears to be a night bird, which flies and is heard in the night.
The Jews call a
she demon by this name, which, they say (s), has a human
face, and has wings, and destroys children as soon as
born; and therefore the Jews, especially in Germany, write upon the four
corners of the bed of a new mother, Adam, Eve, out Lilith (t); the same with the Lamia of the Romans; and so
the Vulgate Latin here renders it.
(r) ùòéø
"pilosus", a ùòø "capillus." (s) T. Bab. Nidda, fol. 24. 2. (t) Vid. Buxtorf. Lex. Rab. col. 1140.
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Question:
"Who was Lilith / Lillith? Does the Bible say anything about Adam having
another wife before Eve?"
Answer: There
are legends that Adam had a wife before Eve who was named Lilith, but this is
not found in the Bible. The legends vary significantly, but they all
essentially agree that Lilith left Adam because she did not want to submit to
him. According to the legends, Lilith was an evil, wicked woman who committed
adultery with Satan and produced a race of evil creatures. None of this is
true. There is no biblical basis whatsoever for these concepts. There is no one
in the Bible named Lilith.
The passage most often pointed to as evidence for Lilith is Isaiah 34:14, which in the NRSV reads, "there too Lilith shall repose."
This is a poor translation. Every other major translation of the Bible reads
something to the effect of "night creature" or "screech
owl." Even if "demon monster named Lilith" was the proper
translation of the Hebrew word, Adam is nowhere even hinted at in this passage
or its context. Whatever the Lilith was, it is not given any connection
whatsoever to Adam or Creation.
Another commonly used support for Lilith is the differing Creation accounts in
Genesis chapters 1-2. Some claim that the woman in Genesis 1 was Lilith, with
the woman in Genesis 2 being Eve. This is completely ludicrous. Rather, Genesis
chapter 2 is a "closer look" at the creation of Adam and Eve as
recorded in Genesis chapter 1. The Bible specifically says that Adam and Eve
were the first human beings ever created (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:18-25). This "Lilith" myth is popular
in some radical feminist movements because Lilith is an example of a woman
refusing to submit to male headship. While there are myths outside of the Word
of God regarding Lilith, her complete absence from Scripture demonstrates that
she is nothing more than a myth.
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Lilith (Hebrew ìéìéú) is
a mythological
female Mesopotamian
storm demon
associated with wind
and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The
figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits
as Lilitu, in Sumer,
circa 4000 BC.
Many scholars place the origin of the phonetic name "Lilith" at
somewhere around 700 BC despite post-dating even the time of Moses.[1] Lilith appears as
a night demon in Jewish lore and as a screech owl in the King James version of the Bible.
The Myth of Lilith
According
to Jewish folklore, Lilith was the first wife of Adam. She was banished from
the Garden of Eden when she refused to make herself subservient to Adam
(specifically, she refused to get into the missionary position with him during
sex). When she was cast out, she was made into a demon figure, and Adam was
given a second wife, Eve, who was fashioned from his rib to ensure her
obedience to her man. The following is an excerpt from a Jewish folktale that
describes some of the evils attributed to Lilith:
"The
wife brought the mirror and all of the fine furnishings in the cellar to her
own home and proudly displayed it. She hung the mirror in the room of their
daughter, who was a dark-haired coquette. The girl glanced at herself in the
mirror all the time, and in this way she was drawn into Lilith's web.... For
that mirror had hung in the the den of demons, and a daughter of Lilith had
made her home there. And when the mirror was taken from the haunted house, the
demoness came with it. For every mirror is a gateway to the Other World and
leads directly to Lilith's cave. That is the cave Lilith went to when she
abandoned Adam and the Garden of Eden for all time, the cave where she sported
with her demon lovers. From these unions multitudes of demons were born, who
flocked from that cave and infiltrated the world. And when they want to return,
they simply enter the nearest mirror. That is why it is said that Lilith makes
her home in every mirror...
"Now
the daughter of Lilith who made her home in that mirror watched every movement
of the girl who posed before it. She bided her time and one day she slipped out
of the mirror and took possession of the girl, entering through her eyes. In
this way she took control of her, stirring her desire at will.... So it happened
that this young girl, driven by the evil wishes of Lilith's daughter, ran
around with young men who lived in the same neighborhood."
From
"Lilith's Cave," Lilith's Cave: Jewish tales of the supernatural,
edited by Howard Schwartz (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988)
Other
folktales describe of how Lilith captured Jewish babies in the night and ate
them, and how she led young girls and young husbands astray. Although Lilith
was demonized by early Jewish culture as a symbol of promiscuity and
disobedience, many modern Jewish feminists see Lilith as a positive figure, a
model of woman as equal to man in the creation story. For further reference,
please check out the pages I have listed below, or read the introduction to the
collection of stories in Lilith's Cave (see above).
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Lilith
in the Talmud
Talmud - Mas. Nidah 24b
Rab Judah citing Samuel
ruled: If an abortion had the likeness of Lilith
26 its mother is unclean
by reason of the birth, for it is a child, but it has wings. So it was also taught:
R. Jose stated, It once happened at Simoni
27 that a woman aborted
the likeness of Lilith, and when the case
came up for a decision before the Sages they ruled that it was a child but that
it also had wings. If an abortion had the likeness of a serpent, Hanina the son
of R. Joshua's brother ruled: Its mother is unclean by reason of the birth. R.
Joseph proceeded to report the ruling to R. Gamaliel when the latter sent word
[to]
28 R. Joshua, ‘Take charge
of29 your nephew and come with him to me’. As they were going, Hanina's
30 daughterin-law came out
to meet R. Joshua.
31 ‘Master’, she said to
him, ‘what is your ruling where an abortion had the likeness of a serpent?’
‘Its mother’, he replied, ‘is clean’. ‘But’, she retorted, ‘was it not in your
name that my mother-in-law told me that its mother was unclean?’ ‘And’, he
asked her, ‘on what ground?’ ‘Since [she told him] its eye-ball is round like
that of a human being’. As a result of her statements R. Joshua recollected his
ruling and sent the following message to R. Gamaliel: ‘Hanina gave his ruling
on my authority’.
32 Abaye observed: From
this incident it may be learnt that when a scholar gives a ruling he should
also indicate his reason so that when he is ever reminded of it he would recollect
it.
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Talmud - Mas. Shabbath
151b
R.
Hanina said: One may not sleep in a house alone,14 and whoever sleeps in a
house alone is seized by Lilith.15
(15) The night demon.
V.J.E. art. Lilith,
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Talmud - Mas. Eiruvin 100b
But
can that be right?35 seeing that R. Isaac b. Abdimi stated: Eve was cursed with
ten curses, since it is written: Unto the woman He said, and I will greatly
multiply,36 which refers to the two drops of blood, one being that of
menstruation and the other that of virginity, ‘thy pain’36 refers to the pain
of bringing up children, ‘and thy travail’36 refers to the pain of conceptions
‘in pain thou shalt bring forth children’36 is to be understood in its literal
meaning, ‘and thy desire shall be to thy husband’36 teaches that a woman yearns
for her husband when he is about to set out on a journey, ‘and he shall rule
over thee’36 teaches that while the wife solicits with her heart the husband
does so with his mouth, this being a fine trait of character among women?37 —
What was meant is38 that she ingratiates herself with him.39 But are not
these40 only seven? When R. Dimi came41 he explained: She is wrapped up like a
mourner,42 banished from the company of all men43 and confined within a
prison.44
What is meant by ‘banished
from the company of all men’? If it be suggested: That she is forbidden to meet
a man in privacy, is not the man also but could be retorted.] forbidden to meet
a woman in privacy? — The meaning rather is that she is forbidden to marry two
men. In a Baraitha it was taught: She grows long hair like Lilith, 45
sits when making water like a beast, and
serves as a bolster for her husband. And the other?46 — These, he holds, are
rather complimentary to her, R. Hiyya having made the following statement: What
is meant by the Scriptural text: Who teacheth us by47 the beasts of the earth
and maketh us wise by48 the fowls of the heaven?49 ‘Who teacheth us by the
beasts’ refers to the mule which kneels when it makes water, ‘and maketh us
wise by the fowls of the heaven’ refers to the cock which first coaxes and then
mates.
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Talmud - Mas. Gittin 69b
and let it drip on three
stalks of carob and stir it with a piece of stem of marjoram; when the stem of
marjoram is boiled it is all boiled enough. He can also take the excrement of a
white dog and knead it with balsam, but if he can possibly avoid it he should
not eat the dog's excrement as it loosens the limbs. For gira1
he should take an arrow of Lilith 2
and place it point upwards and pour water on
it and drink it. Alternatively he can take water of which a dog has drunk at
night, but he must take care that it has not been exposed.3
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Talmud - Mas. Baba Bathra
73a
Rabbah28
said: I saw how Hormin29
the son of Lilith 30
was running on the
parapet31
of the wall of Mahuza, and
a rider, galloping below on horseback32 could not overtake him. Once they
saddled for him two mules which stood
(30) Lilith, a female night demon.
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Talmud - Mas. Nidah 24b
Rab Judah citing Samuel
ruled: If an abortion had the likeness of Lilith
26
its mother is unclean by reason of the birth,
for it is a child, but it has wings. So it was also taught: R. Jose stated, It
once happened at Simoni27
that a woman aborted the
likeness of Lilith, and when the case
came up for a decision before the Sages they ruled that it was a child but that
it also had wings. If an abortion had the likeness of a serpent, Hanina the son
of R. Joshua's brother ruled: Its mother is unclean by reason of the birth. R.
Joseph proceeded to report the ruling to R. Gamaliel when the latter sent word
[to]28
R. Joshua, ‘Take charge of29 your nephew and
come with him to me’. As they were going, Hanina's30 daughterin-law came out to
meet R. Joshua.31 ‘Master’, she said to him, ‘what is your ruling where an
abortion had the likeness of a serpent?’ ‘Its mother’, he replied, ‘is clean’.
‘But’, she retorted, ‘was it not in your name that my mother-in-law told me
that its mother was unclean?’ ‘And’, he asked her, ‘on what ground?’ ‘Since
[she told him] its eye-ball is round like that of a human being’. As a result
of her statements R. Joshua recollected his ruling and sent the following
message to R. Gamaliel: ‘Hanina gave his ruling on my authority’.32 Abaye
observed: From this incident it may be learnt that when a scholar gives a
ruling he should also indicate his reason so that when he is ever reminded of
it he would recollect it.
Be careful with false doctrines
Watchout for bad Concordances, bibles, and the Talmud
Shalom