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Lilith rules alongside her second husband Samael (who she is repeatedly unfaithful to) in this adaptation, and becomes the mother of demons and all things evil and unholy. She is also compared to the feminine version of God, the Shekhinah. The Kabbalistic Lilith seduces, torments, and often murders mortal men, including her first husband Adam.
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Samael, in Jewish folkloric and mystical tradition, the true name of Satan.
According to tradition, Samael is the king of all demons, the angel of death, the husband of the demonic Lilith, and the archenemy of Michael the archangel and of Israel. He is associated with Mars, the left side, the north, and Tuesday. His name is not to be spoken aloud in case doing so draws his attention, and thus he is referred to colloquially by vocalizing only the first two letters of his name.
Different authors attribute various negative acts of ancient Jewish history to him, including: planting the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden; riding or sending the serpent to tempt Eve; impregnating Eve with Cain; attempting to dissuade Abraham from sacrificing Isaac; causing the death of Sarah by informing her of Abraham’s intent to sacrifice Isaac; attempting to kill Jacob while he was still in the womb; arguing before God as the prosecutor against Israel during the Exodus from Egypt; hiding in the Golden Calf; taunting Moses; killing the prophet Isaiah; leading armies of rebellion against God; and receiving the scapegoat offered up on Yom Kippur. At the end of days, it is believed that Samael will be defeated by Michael, chained, and given to Israel to exact justice.
Samael is first mentioned in the pseudepigraphal (not included in any canon of scripture) text the First Book of Enoch. In contrast to the preeminent status that later texts ascribe to him, the Samael who appears in this ancient text (some portions of the text date to 167 bce) is one of several angels who rebel against God—not their leader—and descend to earth to fornicate with human women. Samael appears again in the Second Book of Enoch, which was likely written in the 1st century ce, but is there named as prince of the demons and a magician.
Samael appears in the Apocalypse of Baruch, probably written about 100 ce, which marks the origin of Samael’s association with the Garden of Eden and original sin, as he is cited as the planter of the tree, or vine, of knowledge, for which he was banished from heaven by God. This banishment led him to become envious of Adam and to disguise himself as the snake to tempt Eve, causing the two to sin.
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In the Ascension of Isaiah, the Devil is referred to interchangeably as Samael, Belial, and Satan. This work expands Samael’s characterization and names him the embodiment of all evil, capable of overpowering and acting through humankind. The key characteristics of Samael’s evil—hostility to humanity, formerly angelic nature, and association with original sin—were taken for granted in all following literature.
Medieval Jewish writers continued to expand on Samael’s power. The midrash text Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer identifies Samael as the chief of the rebellious angels and first attributes many historical evil acts to him. As the personification of evil acting independent of God and hostile to humanity, Samael became a standard convention of midrashic literature as well as texts of Merkava and Hekhalot Jewish mysticism. Samael is mentioned in the Sefer ha-bahir, one of the foundational texts of Kabbala, in which tradition Samael’s role in mystic cosmology is explored and codified.
Dec 2, 2022 · Fall From Heaven. At the dawn of humanity, Lilith’s true origins were already lost, but some claim she began life as a member of the Heavenly Hosts alongside her sister Na’ameh, with whom she shared the affections of her husband Samael.
Lucifer Morningstar, known as Samael before his banishment from Heaven, is the titular protagonist of the urban fantasy comedy-drama series Lucifer (2016–2021). The character is portrayed by Welsh actor Tom Ellis and is an alternate version of Lucifer Morningstar, one of the supporting characters of Neil Gaiman 's comic book series The ...
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