Some sort of evil demon?
2007-09-13 12:13:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Ba‘al Zebûb or Ba‘al Zəvûv (Hebrew בעל זבוב, with numerous variants) appears as the name of a deity worshipped in the Philistine city of Ekron.
In ancient contexts, there appears to have been little, if any, meaningful distinction between Beelzebub and the polytheistic Semitic god named Ba‘al. Monotheistic Jewish reference to Baal was almost certainly pejorative, and grew to be used among other terms for Satan. The name later appears as the name of a demon or devil, often interchanged with Beelzebul.
Examination has sought to interpret the meaning of Baal in context to determine the specific reasons for this connotation, and varied religious speculations have run the gamut. It is generally unknown whether and to what extent the anti-pagan sentiment of early Hebrews was based in an anti-matriarchal view, or else a developed dislike for the customary pagan fertility rites. Regardless, the demonization of the deity or deification is thought to have been one basis for the personification of Satan as the adversary of the Abrahamic God, though other influences such as the Zoroastrian Daeva may have contributed.
2007-09-13 13:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by Mylyf as a strangerzZ 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's another name for Satan. (See Matthew 12:24 "...This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons."
Also, there's a Ba‘al Zebûb worshiped by the Philistines. It's translated as "Lord of the things that Fly".
2007-09-13 12:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by the_mjollnir 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
humorous you will possibly desire to ask, i'm purely rereading it now as i'm waiting to pass living house from the workplace : ) The Lord of the Flies is tearing aside the parable it fairly is civilization by using exhibiting how skinny the veneer somewhat is. It takes little or no for the lads on the island to revert to certainly one of those heathenism in the e book. The pig's head is an extension of that.
2016-12-26 09:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again, the Christians take the God of a defeated and destroyed nation and hoist upon Him the title of Demon in their religion. In this it was the nation of Canaan that was destroyed and that God they have demonized.
2007-09-13 14:38:56 · answer #4 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is the lord of flies, and is considered Satan's assistant, he is is the form of a giant fly who collects souls of a person kinda like the grim reaper
2007-09-13 13:20:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah pretty much... if you ever saw the movie Dogma, those skater kids were supposed to represent him (with the buzzing and such), and also there's allusions to him in Lord of the Flies.
2007-09-13 12:16:50 · answer #6 · answered by xx. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can follow the following links for some information:
1. http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/webglimpse/usr/local/www/data/papers?query=Beelzebub&submit=Submit
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebub
3. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=498&letter=B&search=demon
4. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/beelzebub.html
2007-09-13 12:17:19 · answer #7 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm ive heard of that name some where before...
2007-09-13 12:17:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
how french people read "Belle's Boob"
2007-09-13 12:20:39 · answer #9 · answered by xapao 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋