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Beelzebub

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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(Gr. form Beel'zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matthew 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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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Beelzebub'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​b/beelzebub.html. 1897.
 
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