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Demons in Jewish Mythology- Ba’al-zebub

Ba’al-zebub also known as Beelzebub, Baalzebub, Bealzebub and Beelzebul was the name of a pagan god of the Philistine city of Ekron . Ba’al-zebub- What does it mean? “Lord of the Flies” is the English language translation of the Hebrew word Ba’al zevuv. The name Baal Zebub consists of two parts: The first word ba’al [...]

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A Queen in Jerusalem

An Israelite Princess Athaliah (pronounced Ataliyah) was a young Israelite princess who married into the Davidic dynasty and rose-up to the prominent position of Queen Mother in Judah with first her husband and then her son ruling over the kingdom. What makes Athaliah’s position unique from other women is that for a period of seven [...]

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