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Hostile night spirits For other uses, see Lilin (disambiguation).

Lilin (Hebrew: לילין) were hostile night spirits that attacked men in ancient Mesopotamian religion and Jewish folklore.

Judaism

In Jewish mythology, Lilin is a term for night spirits.

Biblical apocrypha

In the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch, lilin come from the desert and they are similar to shedim.

See also

Notes

  1. R. H. Charles translation

References

  1. "LILITH - JewishEncyclopedia.com". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. "DEMONOLOGY - JewishEncyclopedia.com". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. Charles, Robert Henry (1896). The Apocalypse of Baruch. A. and C. Black. p. 16. Retrieved 21 September 2016 – via Internet Archive. Lilin.


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