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In Mark 3:22, the scribes accuse [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] of driving out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of | In Mark 3:22, the scribes accuse [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] of driving out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of [[demon]]s, the name also appears in the expanded version in Matthew 12:24,27 and Luke 11:15, 18–19. The name also occurs in Matthew 10:25. | ||
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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out [[demon]]s by the Spirit of [[Yahweh|God]], then the kingdom of God has come upon you." | Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out [[demon]]s by the Spirit of [[Yahweh|God]], then the kingdom of God has come upon you." | ||
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—Matthew 12:25-28 | —Matthew 12:25-28 | ||
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It is unknown whether Symmachus the Ebionite was correct in identifying these names because we otherwise know nothing about either of them. Zeboul might derive from a slurred pronunciation of zebûb; from zebel, a word used to mean "dung" in the Targums; or from Hebrew zebûl found in 1 Kings 8:13 in the phrase bêt-zebûl, "lofty house" | It is unknown whether Symmachus the Ebionite was correct in identifying these names because we otherwise know nothing about either of them. Zeboul might derive from a slurred pronunciation of ''zebûb''; from ''zebel'', a word used to mean "dung" in the Targums; or from Hebrew ''zebûl'' found in 1 Kings 8:13 in the phrase ''bêt-zebûl'', "lofty house." | ||
In any case, the form Beelzebub was substituted for Beelzeboul in the Syriac translation and Latin Vulgate translation of the gospels, and this substitution was repeated in the King James Version, the resulting form Beelzeboul being mostly unknown to Western European and descendant cultures until some more recent translations restored it. | In any case, the form Beelzebub was substituted for Beelzeboul in the Syriac translation and [[Bible|Latin Vulgate]] translation of the gospels, and this substitution was repeated in the King James Version, the resulting form Beelzeboul being mostly unknown to Western European and descendant cultures until some more recent translations restored it. | ||
Beelzebub is also identified in the New Testament as the Devil, "the prince of demons." Biblical scholar Thomas Kelly Cheyne suggested that it might be a derogatory corruption of Ba'al Zəbûl, "Lord of the High Place" (i.e., Heaven) or "High Lord." | Beelzebub is also identified in the New Testament as [[the Devil]], "the prince of demons." Biblical scholar Thomas Kelly Cheyne suggested that it might be a derogatory corruption of Ba'al Zəbûl, "Lord of the High Place" (i.e., Heaven) or "High Lord." | ||
In Arabic translations, the name is rendered as ''Baʿl-zabūl'' (بعلزبول). | In Arabic translations, the name is rendered as ''Baʿl-zabūl'' (بعلزبول). | ||