text: did adam, (the first man) have another wife before eve? what is her story?   the story of lilith is this - that she was created just as adam, directly of the breath of god - not from adam's side as was eve. in some accounts she rejects adam because he does not respect her as an equal. the idea that she is banished is incorrect - she calls out gods name to repel adam as she struggles with him and he is stunned by the power of that name, then she leaves eden because she is filled with fury and anger towards adam.   note that lilith and all her descendents are therefore free of the "original sin" of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and are -not- banished from the garden.  eventually adam complains to god that he is lonely - in response to the prayer of adam, god sends out angels to grant his prayers. the angels attempt ask lilith to return but she refuses. since god has given her free-will, the angels are forbidden to interfere with her decision but they must do as god has commanded them. as she rests in the waters of the sea, the angels cause her to give birth to 100 children each day, (perhaps this was an alternate solution? an attempt to alleviate adam's loneliness?). she elects to kill her own children out of spite, and in frustration the angels place curses upon her saying she must kill all her children until she returns. if she was to return to eden the curse would be broken. one angel attempted to break her resistance by hiding some of her children - transforming them into monsters so she does not recognize them, for this reason lilith is called the mother of demons, djinn, witches, etc.