#134 Beelzebub

Beelzebub- Old Testament- god of the Philistines (2Kings 1:2); Satan or any devil or demon; Old English Belzebub, ultimately from Hebrew baal zebub- literally- lord of the flies

- I included this proper name for its interesting etymology and biblical allusions.

Jesus reply to the charge of league with Beelzebub is as merciless an exposure of feeble malice as can be found in human literature.

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