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In theological sources, predominantly Christian, Beelzebub is another name for Satan. He is known in demonology as one of the seven deadly demons or seven princes of Hell, Beelzebub representing gluttony and envy. The Dictionnaire Infernal describes Beelzebub as a being capable of flying, known as the "Lord of the Flyers", or the "Lord of the ...
Baalberith—Canaanite Lord of the covenant who was later made a devil; Balaam—Hebrew devil of avarice and greed; Baphomet—worshipped by the Templars as symbolic of Satan; Bast—Egyptian goddess of pleasure represented by the cat; Beelzebub—(Hebrew) Lord of the Flies, taken from symbolism of the scarab
Jerome: " Beelzebub is the idol of Accaron who is called in the book of Kings, the God of flies; ‘Bel,’ signifying idol; (2 Kings 1:3.) ‘zebub,’ a fly. The Prince of the dæmons He calls by the name of the foulest of idols, which is so-called because of the uncleanness of the fly, which destroys the sweetness of ointment."
In the New Testament, the words Satan and diabolos are used interchangeably as synonyms. [72] [73] Beelzebub, meaning "Lord of Flies", is the contemptuous name given in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament to a Philistine god whose original name has been reconstructed as most probably "Ba'al Zabul", meaning "Baal the Prince". [74]
The Book of Satan: The Infernal Diatribe, The Book of Lucifer: The Enlightenment, The Book of Belial: Mastery of the Earth, and The Book of Leviathan: The Raging Sea. [30] This association was inspired by the demonic hierarchy from The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin the Mage. Satan (Hebrew) "Lord of the Inferno":
An alternate version of Lord Of The Flies by Sir William Golding is set to go on display to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the famous literary work being published.
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The title baʿal was a synonym in some contexts of the Hebrew adon ("Lord") and adonai ("My Lord") still used as aliases of the Lord of Israel Yahweh. According to some scholars, the early Hebrews did use the names Baʿal ("Lord") and Baʿali ("My Lord") in reference to the Lord of Israel, just as Baʿal farther north designated the Lord of ...