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Baal-zebub

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.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 4 verses

2 Kings: 1:2, 1:3, 1:6, 1:16

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.