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Beelzebub

Beelzebub (Gr. form Beel'zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning "the lor...

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Beelzebub (Gr. form Beel'zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning "the lord of flies," or, as others think, "the lord of dung," or "the dung-god."

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