Beelzebub vs Lucifer - What's the difference?
beelzebub | lucifer |
a Semitic deity that was worshiped in the Philistine city of Ekron and in later Christian and Biblical sources referred to as another name for the Devil
* 1611,
A figure mentioned in , generally identified with Satan.
The planet Venus as the daystar.
(chiefly, Mormonism) One of the literal sons of Elohim and Heavenly Mother; and a spirit-brother of Jesus/Jehovah.
As proper nouns the difference between beelzebub and lucifer
is that beelzebub is a Semitic deity that was worshiped in the Philistine city of Ekron and in later Christian and Biblical sources referred to as another name for the Devil while Lucifer is a figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12, generally identified with Satan.As a noun lucifer is
a self-igniting match, ie. one which could be lit by striking on any surface (as opposed to safety matches which only light against the material on the side of the box).beelzebub
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(wikipedia Beelzebub)Alternative forms
*Proper noun
(en proper noun)- But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.