The things that you're liable to read in the Bible...

Friday's post reminded me of another "fascinating fact" about the Garden of Eden story.  Did you know that, according to some versions of the Book of Genesis, Eve was Adam's second wife?  This version of the story has God originally creating man and woman simultaneously out of the dust and the woman's name was Lilith.  But Adam and Lilith didn't get on and were continually rowing - not least about having sex.  Lilith objected to Adam's contention that the only "proper" way to do it was in the missionary position, which she felt smacked of subservience (the original feminist?).  Eventually she got fed up and left, and this is the point at which Adam asked God for "an help meet" and God created Eve out of one of Adam's ribs.  I'm sure there's a moral there somewhere!