Beelzebub

Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, later adopted in Judaism and Christianity as a demon
Person deity Q202492
Beelzebub
William Hayley (1745-1820), Jean Pierre Simon (c.1750-1810), Richard Westall (1765-1836) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Beelzebub

Summary

Beelzebub is a deity[1]. They has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Beelzebub's instance of is recorded as deity[3].
  • Baal is named after Beelzebub[4].
  • Beelzebub's Commons category is recorded as Beelzebub[5].
  • Beelzebub's said to be the same as is recorded as Devil in Christianity[6].
  • Beelzebub's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beelzebub[7].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Beelzebub's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • Beelzebub's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'בַּעַל זְבוּב\u200e'}[18].
  • Beelzebub's different from is recorded as Beelzebub[19].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Beelzebub include Beelzebufo[20], a fossil taxon[21] and their tube-nosed bat[22], a taxon[23].

Why It Matters

Beelzebub has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] They is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for them include Beelzebufo[20], a fossil taxon[21] and their tube-nosed bat[22], a taxon[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . books.google.de. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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