In the text, an amulet is inscribed with the names of three angels (Senoy, Sansenoy, and Semangelof) and placed around the neck of newborn boys in order to protect them from the lilin until their circumcision.Alphabet of Ben Sirah, Question #5 (23a–b). The amulets used against Lilith that were thought to derive from this tradition are, in fact, dated as being much older.Humm, Alan. Lilith in the Alphabet of Ben Sira The concept of Eve having a predecessor is not exclusive to the Alphabet, and is not a new concept, as it can be found in Genesis Rabbah. However, the idea that Lilith was the predecessor may be exclusive to the Alphabet.
In the text, an amulet is inscribed with the names of three angels (Senoy, Sansenoy, and Semangelof) and placed arou?nd the neck of newborn boys in order to protect them from the lilin until their circumcision.Al?phabet of Ben Sirah, Question #5 (23a–b). The amulets used against Lilith that we?re thought to derive from this tradition are, in fact, dated as being much older.Humm, Alan. Lilith in the Alphabet of Ben Sira The concept of Eve having a predecessor is not exclusi,ve to the Alphabet, and is not a new concept, as it can be found in Genesis Rabbah. However, the idea that Lilith was the predecessor may be exclusive to the Alphabet.