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Serpents (Hebrew: נָחָשׁ, romanized:nāḥāš) are referred to in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. The symbol of a serpent or snake played important roles in the religious traditions and cultural life of ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan. [ 1 ] The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld ...
Since 1856 the name Baphomet has been associated with the " Sabbatic Goat " image drawn by Éliphas Lévi, [ 7 ] composed of binary elements representing the "symbolization of the equilibrium of opposites": [ 1 ] half-human and half-animal, male and female, and good and evil. [ 2 ] Lévi's intention was to symbolize his concept of balance, with ...
The Leviathan (/ lɪˈvaɪ.əθən / liv-EYE-ə-thən; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, romanized:Līvyāṯān; Greek: Λεβιάθαν) is a sea serpent demon noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the pseudepigraphical Book of Enoch. The ...
Animals in the Bible. Appearance. Over 120 species of animals are mentioned in the Bible, ordered alphabetically in this article by English vernacular name. Animals mentioned in the Old Testament will be listed with their Hebrew name, while those mentioned in the New Testament will be listed with their Greek names.
Contents. Christian demonology. Christian demonology is the study of demons from a Christian point of view. It is primarily based on the Bible (Old and New Testaments), the interpretation of these scriptures, the writings of early Christianity philosophers, hermits, and the associated traditions and legends incorporated from other beliefs.
Clockwise from left: Behemoth (on earth), Ziz (in sky), and Leviathan (under sea). From an illuminated manuscript, 13th century AD. Behemoth (/ b ɪ ˈ h iː m ə θ, ˈ b iː ə-/; Hebrew: בְּהֵמוֹת, bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation; he is paired with the other chaos-monster ...
Sigil of Baphomet. The Sigil of Baphomet is the official insignia of the Church of Satan, founded 1966. [1][2][3][4] The sigil has been called a "material pentagram" representational of carnality and earthly principles. [5] The Church describes the symbol as the "...preeminent visual distillation of the iconoclastic philosophy of Satanism."
Beelzebub is the most recognized demon in the Bible, whose name has become analogous to Satan. Occult and metaphysical author Michelle Belanger believes that Beelzebub (a mockery of the original name [43]) is the horned god Ba'al Hadad, whose cult symbol was the bull. [44]