Beelzebub
Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, later adopted in Judaism and Christianity as a demon
Beelzebub (/biːˈɛlzəbʌb, ˈbiːl-/[1] bee-EL-zə-bub, BEEL-; Hebrew: בַּעַל-זְבוּב Baʿal-zəḇūḇ) was originally a Philistine deity but is now used as another term for Satan.[2][3]
Related pages change
- Demon
- Lord of the Flies (the title of this book is a translation of the word Beelzebub)
- Paradise Lost, where demons appear in the form of fallen angels
- Spirit
References change
- ↑ "Beelzebub". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia: Beelzebub
- ↑ Jewish Encyclopedia: Beelzebub