Beelzebub

Lord of The Flies

Fallen Angel

Prince of Hell

Beelzebub

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Beelzebub (/biːˈɛlzəbʌb, ˈbiːl- bee-EL-zə-bub, BEEL-; Hebrew: בַּעַל-זְבוּב‎ Baʿal-zəḇūḇ), also spelled Beelzebul or Belzebuth, is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal. 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.

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Hebrew Scriptures

The source for the name Beelzebub is in the Books of Kings (2 Kings 1:2–3, 6, 16), written Ba'al-zəbûb, referring to a deity worshipped by the Philistines. The title Baal, meaning "Lord" in Ugaritic, was used in conjunction with a descriptive name of a specific god. Opinions differ on what the name means. In one understanding, Ba'al-zəbûb is translated literally as "lord of (the) flies".

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It was long ago suggested that there was a relationship between the Philistine god, and cults of flies—referring to a view of them as pests, feasting on excrement—appearing in the Hellenic world, such as Zeus Apomyios or Myiagros. This is confirmed by the Ugaritic text which depicts Ba'al expelling flies, which are the cause of a person's sickness.

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Alternatively, the deity's actual name could have been Ba'al-zəbûl, "lord of the (heavenly) dwelling", and Ba'al-zebub could have been a derogatory pun used by the Israelites. The Septuagint renders the name as Baalzebub (Βααλζεβούβ) and as Baal muian (Βααλ μυῗαν, "Baal of flies").

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Testament of Solomon

In the Testament of Solomon, Beelzebul (not Beelzebub) appears as prince of the demons and says that he was formerly a leading heavenly angel who was associated with the star Hesperus (the normal Greek name for the planet Venus (Aphrodite, Αφροδíτη) as evening star). Seemingly, Beelzebul here is synonymous with Lucifer. Beelzebul claims to cause destruction through tyrants, to cause demons to be worshipped among men, to excite priests to lust, to cause jealousies in cities and murders, and to bring about war.

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The Testament of Solomon is an Old Testament pseudepigraphical work, purportedly written by King Solomon, in which the author mostly describes particular demons whom he enslaved to help build Solomon's Temple, with substantial Christian interpolations.

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Christian Bible

In Mark 3:22, the scribes accuse Jesus Christ of driving out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons. The name also appears in the expanded version in Matthew 12:24,27 and Luke 11:15, 18–19, as well as in Matthew 10:25.

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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." —Matthew 12:25-28

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In any case, the form Beelzebub was substituted for Beelzeboul in the Syriac translation and Latin Vulgate translation of the gospels, and this substitution was repeated in the King James Version, the resulting form Beelzeboul being mostly unknown to Western European and descendant cultures until some more recent translations restored it. Beelzebub is also identified in the New Testament as the Devil, "the prince of demons". Biblical scholar Thomas Kelly Cheyne suggested that it might be a derogatory corruption of Ba'al-zəbûl, "Lord of the High Place" (i.e., Heaven) or "High Lord". In Arabic translations, the name is rendered as Baʿl-zabūl (بعلزبول).

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Gnostic Tradition

Texts of the Gospel of Nicodemus vary; Beelzebul and Beelzebub are used interchangeably. The name is used by Hades as a secondary name for the Devil, but it may vary with each translation of the text; other versions separate Beelzebub from the Devil. According to the teachings of the Modern Gnostic Movement of Samael Aun Weor, Beelzebub was a prince of demons who rebelled against the Black Lodge during World War II and was converted by Aun Weor to the White Lodge.

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Christian tradition

Beelzebub is commonly described as placed high in Hell's hierarchy. According to the stories of the 16th-century occultist Johann Weyer, Beelzebub led a successful revolt against the Devil, is the chief lieutenant of Lucifer, the Emperor of Hell, and presides over the Order of the Fly. Similarly, the 17th-century exorcist Sébastien Michaëlis, in his Admirable History (1612), placed Beelzebub among the three most prominent fallen angels, the other two being Lucifer and Leviathan.

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John Milton, in his epic poem Paradise Lost, first published in 1667, identified an unholy trinity consisting of Beelzebub, Lucifer, and Astaroth, with Beelzebub as the second-ranking of the many fallen angels. Milton wrote of Beelzebub "than whom, Satan except, none higher sat." Beelzebub is also a character in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, first published in 1678.

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Within religious circles, the accusation of demon possession has been used as both an insult and an attempt to categorize unexplained behavior, such as schizophrenia. Not only had the Pharisees disparagingly accused Jesus of using Beelzebub's demonic powers to heal people (Luke 11:14–26), but others have been labeled possessed for acts of an extreme nature.

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Down through history, Beelzebub has been held responsible for many cases of demonic possession, such as that of Sister Madeleine de Demandolx de la Palud, Aix-en-Provence in 1611, whose relationship with Father Jean-Baptiste Gaufridi led not only to countless traumatic events at the hands of her inquisitors but also to the torture and execution of that "bewitcher of young nuns", Gaufridi himself.

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Beelzebub was also imagined to be sowing his influence in Salem, Massachusetts; his name came up repeatedly during the Salem witch trials, the last large-scale public expression of witch hysteria in either North America or Europe, and afterwards.

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Judaism

The name Baʿal-zəvûv (Hebrew: בעל-זבוב) is found in Melachim II 1:2–3, 6, 16, where King Ahaziah of Israel, after seriously injuring himself in a fall, sends messengers to inquire of Ba'al-zebûb, the god of the Philistine city of Ekron, to learn if he will recover. Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and he became ill; and he sent messengers and said to them, "Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this illness." — 2Kings 1:2

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Elijah the Prophet then condemns Ahaziah to die by God's words because Ahaziah sought counsel from Ba'al-zebûb rather than from God. But an angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah the Tishbite [saying], "Arise, go up toward the king of Samaria's messengers, and speak to them, [saying], 'Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? Therefore, so has the Lord said, "From the bed upon which you have ascended you will not descend, for you shall die." "And Elijah went.” — 2Kings 1:3–4

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Rabbinical literature commentary equates Baal-zebub of Ekron as lord of the "fly". The word Ba'al-zebûb in rabbinical texts is a mockery of the Ba'al religion, which ancient Hebrews considered to be idol worship. Jewish scholars have interpreted the title of "Lord of the Flies" as the Hebrew way of calling Ba'al a pile of excrement, and comparing Ba'al followers to flies.

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BEELZEBUB

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Beelzebub (Baal-zebul, Beelzeboul, Belzebub) is the Prince of Demons. Beelzebub, originally an idol of the Canaanites, means “Lord of the Flies.” The name is a distortion of Baal-zebul, the chief Canaanite or Phoenician god, meaning “Lord of the Divine Abode” or “Lord of the Heavens.” Beelzebub manifests either as a gigantic, ugly fly or as a monstrous being of great height on a giant throne. In his latter guise, he has a swollen face and chest, huge nostrils, horns, bat wings, duck feet, a lion’s tail, and a covering of thick black hair.

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Beelzebub has been a feared and formidable Demon from the earliest accounts of him. He was the Prince of Demons in Hebrew belief at the time of Jesus. The Pharisees accused Jesus of exorcizing Demons in Beelzebub’s name, for according to belief, the power to expel unclean spirits was gained through Pacts with Demons. The incident is recounted in Matthew (12:24–29), Mark (3:22–27), and Luke (11:14–22):

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“And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, he hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.” (Mark 3: 22–27)

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In the pseudepigraphical text the Testament of Solomon, Beelzebub, or Beelzeboul, is the Prince of Demons and is controlled by King Solomon with the help of his magical ring. Solomon has the Demon Ornias fetch Beelzebub to him; Beelzebub resists but succumbs to the power of the ring.

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Beelzebub identifies himself as “the ruler of all Demons.” Solomon orders Beelzebub to explain the manifestation of Demons, and he promises to give to the king all unclean spirits bound. He tells Solomon that he lives in the Evening Star (Venus). He alone is the Prince of Demons because he was the highest-ranking angel in heaven and is the only one left of the heavenly angels who fell.

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He was accompanied by another Fallen Angel, Abezethibou, who was cast into the Red Sea. Abezethibou will return in triumph when he is ready, Beelzebub says. Solomon orders him to summon Abezethibou, but Beelzebub refuses to present any Demon. However, he says, a Demon named Ephippas will appear and raise Abezethibou out of the sea.

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Beelzebub says he destroys tyrants, causes men to worship Demons, and arouses sexual desire in holy men and “select priests.” He also causes wars, instigates murders, and arouses jealousy. He is thwarted by “the Almighty God,” Emmanuel (Jesus), and will disappear if anyone uses the oath Elo-i (my God, which Jesus cried on the cross).

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Solomon tells Beelzebub to cut blocks of Theban marble for the building of his temple. The other Demons protest at this unfitting task for so mighty a Demon. Solomon tells Beelzebub that if he wishes his freedom, he will tell the king about other “heavenly things.” Beelzebub says that Solomon can strengthen his house by burning oil of myrrh, frankincense, sea bulbs, spikenard, and saffron and lighting seven lamps during an earthquake. Lighting the seven lamps at dawn will reveal the heavenly dragons pulling the chariot of the Sun. Solomon does not believe him and orders the Demon to continue cutting marble and producing other Demons for interrogation.

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The apochryphal text Gospel of Nicodemus describes how Beelzebub came to rule in Hell over Satan. After the crucifixion of Jesus, Satan bragged to Beelzebub that he was going to take Jesus to hell in revenge for all the times he had thwarted Satan. Beelzebub begged him not to do so, for Jesus was too powerful and would upset hell. Jesus arrived, and Beelzebub pushed Satan from the mouth of hell and barricaded the gate, calling upon all the Demons to help him.

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They could not keep Jesus out. Jesus trampled over Satan and snapped the chains of the imprisoned souls with a single word. He released all the trapped saints, who went immediately to heaven. Beelzebub was powerless against him.

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As he left, Satan told Beelzebub, “Satan the Prince shall be subject to thy dominion forever, in the place of Adam and his righteous sons, who are Mine.” In medieval times Beelzebub was regarded as a Demon of great power. He was said to reign over witches’ Sabbats. Witches denied Christ in his name and chanted it as they danced: “Beelzebub goity, Beelzebub beyty [Beelzebub above, Beelzebub below].”

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Their Eucharist was bread with Beelzebub imprinted on it instead of Jesus. There are many stories of his copulating with witches in wild orgies. The witches were said to gather around the altar in a semicircle and then lie flat on the ground. They swallowed a foul medicine that made them sweat and then froze them in place. While they were unable to move, Beelzebub copulated with them. A frenzied orgy then began.

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When Black Masses were fashionable in high society in the 17th century, Beelzebub’s name was chanted during the rites. According to magical grimoires, a sorcerer conjures Beelzebub at his own risk of death by epilepsy, apoplexy, or strangulation. Once conjured, the Demon is difficult to banish. Beelzebub also was among the Demons blamed for Demonic Possession cases, among them NICOLE OBRY in Laon, France, in 1566, and the bewitchment of nuns in the Loudun Possessions and AIX-EN-PROVENCE Possession in France in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, leading to the executions of his accused lieutenants, Fathers Louis Gaufridi and Urbain Grandier.

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One of the Demon’s most notorious acts was the EARLING Possession, in the early 20th century in Earling, Iowa. Beelzebub entered young Anna Ecklund at the behest of her father, Jacob, in retaliation for not engaging in incestuous sex with him. The Demon left on December 23, 1928, in a terrible roar of “Beelzebub, Judas, Jacob, Mina [Anna’s aunt and Jacob’s mistress]” followed by “Hell, hell, hell” and a terrible stench. Beelzebub rules gluttony, the fifth of the Seven Deadly Sins.

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The Philistines were traditional enemies of the Israelites. They do not appear in flattering terms in the Old Testament. The word philistine remains a synonym for uncouth barbarian. So perhaps it is no surprise that their primary male deity, Ba’al Zebub, appears in even less flattering light in the New Testament. In the context of Philistine Ba’al Zebub, flies are emblematic of the eternal human soul. In the context of Demon Beelzebub, flies are emblematic of putrefaction, death, and decay.

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The original Ba’al Zebub was a spirit of fertility and rebirth. In the Gospels, Beelzebub, as his name evolved, is chief of Demons and prince of devils. In Christ’s time, Beelzebub seems to have been incorporated into controversial shamanic techniques, disapproved of by the general Jewish public. According to the Gospel of Luke, when people witnessed Jesus successfully expel Demons from the bodies of the ailing, they accused him of doing so with assistance from Beelzebub. Luke records that Jesus was insulted by the suggestion.

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Beelzebub and Satan were once considered to be distinct beings. According to the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus, Jesus gave Beelzebub dominion over Hell in gratitude for helping remove Adam and other pre-Christian, unbaptized “saints in prison” and bringing them to Heaven, over Satan’s objections. In those early days, Satan outranked Beelzebub. By the sixteenth century, however, Demonologist Johann Wierus was listing Beelzebub as supreme chieftain of Hell, with Satan below him.

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The distinction between the two was eventually erased. Dante equated them in his Divine Comedy. Beelzebub appears in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and John Milton’s Paradise Lost. His name was frequently evoked during witch trials and Demon-possession hysteria, including at Salem Village. Many now believe that Beelzebub is the devil’s name. Medieval Demonologists perceived Beelzebub as a powerful Demon to conjure, command, and control. They classified him as a fallen angel (order: Cherubim) and Founder of Hell’s Order of the Fly.

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Beelzebub, Sculpture By Luka Noizevul

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In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the Qliphoth (Hebrew: קְלִיפּוֹת qəlīppōṯ, originally Imperial Aramaic: קְלִיפִּין, romanized: qəlīppīn, plural of קְלִפָּה qəlīppā; literally "peels", "shells", or "husks"), are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the polar opposites of the holy Sefirot.

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The dictionary indicates the following description”; a fallen angel in Milton’s Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan. Milton’s Paradise Lost is a work of fiction that was inspired by the war in heaven creating its own interpretation of this beast. This was famously eloborated in the poem “Dante’s Inferno” (part of the Divine Comedy)

Beelzebub has originated primarily with the Catholic religion, more specifically the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. His name can be found among the Scripture in passages such as:

“The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, ‘He is possessed by Beelzebul,’ and ‘By the prince of demons he drives out demons.’ – Mk 3:22

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Satan and Beelzebub, from the first book of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton (1608-74) engraved by Charles Laplante (d.1903) c.1868

Gustave Dore

Beelzebub as depicted in Collin de Plancy‘s Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863 edition

Wayne Douglas Barlow • Painting