Ba'al Zabub or Beelzebub (/ biːˈɛlzəbʌb, ˈbiːl -/ [1] bee-EL-zə-bub, BEEL-; Hebrew: בַּעַל־זְבוּב‎ Baʿal-zəḇūḇ), also spelled Beelzebul or Belzebuth, and occasionally known as the Lord of the Flies, is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon.

《天路歷程》中的巴力西卜. 巴力西卜（Beelzebub 或 Beel-Zebub），又譯為別西卜、巴爾札布，天主教譯為贝耳则步，意思為“蒼蠅王”，非利士人的神，新約聖經中稱別西卜為「魔王」，后人认为其对应聖經中七大罪的暴食。 惡魔學裡認爲他是地獄的最高統帥，約翰·米爾頓將其描绘成似 …

2024年4月17日 · Beelzebub is the Greek version of the name Baal-zebub, a pagan deity worshipped in the ancient Philistine city of Ekron during Old Testament times. The name means “the lord of flies” (2 Kings 1:2), which is significant as golden fly images have been discovered during excavations at ancient Philistine sites. After the Philistines, the Jews ...

In the twentieth century, G.I. Gurdjieff used Beelzebub as the name of the main character in his mystical book Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson. Later, an influential novel by William Golden, examining the reality of evil in a group of "civilized" children, …

The name Beelzebub is believed to originate from the Hebrew "Ba'al Zebub," which translates to "lord of the flies." This deity was worshiped by the Philistines, and the name may have been used derisively by the Israelites to mock the pagan god.

2017年6月18日 · Ba’al Zebub was turned into a demon and disgraced with nicknames like “lord of the flies” and “lord of the dung.” It’s in this demonic form that Beezlebub first appears in the Jewish Torah. He is mentioned once, in the book of Melachim, as a false god. Later, the Christian Bible added to Beezlebub’s legend.

The name is commonly translated “the lord of the flies”, and the god is supposed to be so called either because as a sun god he brings the flies, though the Ba’al was probably not a sun god, or more likely because he is invoked to drive away the flies from the sacrifice, like the Zeus Apomuios, who drove them from Olympia, or the hero ...

The phrase "lord of the flies" is a translation of the Greek "Beelzebub," a devil mentioned in the New Testament. In the Bible, Beelzebub sometimes seems to be Satan himself, and at other times seems to be Satan's most powerful lieutenant.

2022年1月4日 · Beelzebub is the Greek form of the name Baal-zebub, a pagan Philistine god worshiped in the ancient Philistine city of Ekron during the Old Testament times. It is a term signifying “the lord of flies” (2 Kings 1:2). Archaeological excavations at ancient Philistine sites have uncovered golden images of flies.

Derived from the Hebrew term "Baal-Zebub," which translates to "Lord of the Flies," Beelzebub represents not only chaos and malevolence but also the darker aspects of human nature. In literature, this character often embodies the struggle between good and evil, serving as a reminder of humanity's propensity for sin and moral corruption.