Bible Dictionary: Baal-zebub

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Baal-Zebub

god of the fly

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron (2 Kings 1:2, 3, 16). This name was given to the god because he was supposed to be able to avert the plague of flies which in that region was to be feared. He was consulted by Ahaziah as to his recovery.

Strong's Hebrew

1176. Baal Zebub -- "Baal of flies," a Philistine god
Baal Zebub. 1175, 1176. Baal Zebub. 1177 . "Baal of flies," a Philistine
god. Transliteration: Baal Zebub Phonetic Spelling: (bah ...
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Library

The Fall of the House of Ahab
... the possible outcome, sent some of his servants to make inquiry of Baalzebub, the
god ... there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 16 the fall of.htm

Blasphemous Accusations of the Jews.
... b He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons.
[Beelzebub is a corruption of Baalzebub, the god of the fly. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xlviii blasphemous accusations of the.htm

And Now, Since we have Touched Upon the Subject of the Prophets...
... law among the Jews?"as Elijah is found rebuking Ahaziah, and saying, "Is it because
there is not a God in Israel that ye go to inquire of Baalzebub, god of ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxxvi and now since.htm

Impossible that Marcion's Christ Should Reprove the Faithless ...
... [4397] The Creator, at the request of Elias, inflicts the blow [4398] of fire
from heaven in the case of that false prophet (of Baalzebub). ...
/.../chapter xxiii impossible that marcions christ.htm

The Call of Elisha
... And when Ahaziah, after the death of his father Ahab, turned from the living God
to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, it was Elijah's voice that was heard once ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 17 the call of.htm

Ephesus
... judgment on a king who had sent for counsel to a heathen oracle: "Is it not because
there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god ...
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The Being of God
... run ourselves into sin to rid ourselves out of trouble.2 Kings 1:1. Is it not because
there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-Zebub the god ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/1 the being of god.htm

Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest
... The Baal who ruled at Zebub was styled "Master of Zebub," or Baal-Zebub;* and the
Baal of Hermon, who was an ally of Gad, goddess of fortune, was sometimes ...
/.../chapter iisyria at the beginning.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... Their gods were henceforward those of the towns in which they resided, such as Marna
and Dagon and Gaza,* Dagon at Ashdod,** Baalzebub at Ekron,*** and Derketo ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

Of the Three Woe Trumpets.
... by his people; from whence it came to pass afterwards, that powers of this kind
were called Baalim or Baals, as Baal Peor, Baalberith, Baalzebub, Baal Moloch ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/of the three woe trumpets.htm

Thesaurus

Baalzebub (4 Occurrences)
... He was consulted by Ahaziah as to his recovery. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
BAALZEBUB. ... See BAAL (1). Multi-Version Concordance Baalzebub (4 Occurrences). ...
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Baal-zebub (4 Occurrences)
Baal-zebub. Baalzebub, Baal-zebub. Ba'al-ze'bub . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Baalzebub, Baal-zebub. Ba'al-ze'bub . Reference Bible.
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Ba'al-ze'bub (4 Occurrences)
Ba'al-ze'bub. Baal-zebub, Ba'al-ze'bub. Baal-zebul . Multi-Version Concordance ...
Baal-zebub, Ba'al-ze'bub. Baal-zebul . Reference Bible.
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Ekron (20 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 5:10; 6:1-8). There was here a noted sanctuary of Baal-zebub (2 Kings 1 ...
It was the seat of the worship of the god Baalzebub, as appears in the account ...
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Zebub (4 Occurrences)
... So he sent messengers, and said to them, "Go, inquire of BaalZebub, the god of
Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS ...
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Consult (27 Occurrences)
... So he sent messengers, and said to them, "Go, inquire of BaalZebub, the god
of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness." (See NIV). ...
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Enquire (42 Occurrences)
... down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and
he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of ...
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Beelzebub (7 Occurrences)
... It is probably the same as Baalzebub (qv), 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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Ahaziah (34 Occurrences)
... As a worthy son of Jezebel and Ahab, he sent messengers to consult Baalzebub, the
god ... is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god ...
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Bible Concordance

Baal-zebub (4 Occurrences)

2 Kings 1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Kings 1:3 But the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS NAS NIV)

2 Kings 1:6 And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Kings 1:16 And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Baal-Zebub

Baal-Zebub: A God of the Philistines

Related Terms

Baal-zebub (4 Occurrences)

Ba'al-ze'bub (4 Occurrences)

Ekron (20 Occurrences)

Zebub (4 Occurrences)

Consult (27 Occurrences)

Enquire (42 Occurrences)

Beelzebub (7 Occurrences)

Ahaziah (34 Occurrences)