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'''Devil''' (Greek: διαβολοξ ''diábolos''; "slanderer" or "accuser"), the name given to the unseen personification of evil, or a title bestowed on fallen angels or demons in many of the world's religions, specifically the name referring to Lucifer ([[Satan]]) in the [[Bible]]. | '''Devil''' (Greek: διαβολοξ ''diábolos''; "slanderer" or "accuser"), the name given to the unseen personification of evil, or a title bestowed on fallen angels or demons in many of the world's religions, specifically the name referring to Lucifer ([[Satan]]) in the [[Bible]]. | ||
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The word has its origins with the early Hebrews during the Exodus from Egypt. The local religions they encountered when they entered into Canaan included tales of the demon spirits (''sa ir'' שעירים, "hairy ones" or "saytrs", Isaiah 13:21) of the desert, whose influence could be averted due to sacrifice. Despite being told to ''"...put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD,"'' (Joshua 24:14) many had accepted this superstition and sacrificed goats on the Canaanite and other altars. From this came the Herew word ''ha-satan'' שָׂטָן, the root word of "Satan". | The word has its origins with the early Hebrews during the Exodus from Egypt. The local religions they encountered when they entered into Canaan included tales of the demon spirits (''sa ir'' שעירים, "hairy ones" or "saytrs", Isaiah 13:21) of the desert, whose influence could be averted due to sacrifice. Despite being told to ''"...put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD,"'' (Joshua 24:14) many had accepted this superstition and sacrificed goats on the Canaanite and other altars. From this came the Herew word ''ha-satan'' שָׂטָן, the root word of "Satan". | ||
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*Old Nick, from a character in ''The Devil and Tom Walker'' | *Old Nick, from a character in ''The Devil and Tom Walker'' | ||
*Pazuzu, ancient Sumerian and Babylonian demon-god, best known for its appearence in the film ''The Exorcist'' (1973). | *Pazuzu, ancient Sumerian and Babylonian demon-god, best known for its appearence in the film ''The Exorcist'' (1973). | ||
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| + | * [[Satan]] | ||
[[category:Abrahamic Religions]] | [[category:Abrahamic Religions]] | ||
Revision as of 04:39, October 20, 2009
Devil (Greek: διαβολοξ diábolos; "slanderer" or "accuser"), the name given to the unseen personification of evil, or a title bestowed on fallen angels or demons in many of the world's religions, specifically the name referring to Lucifer (Satan) in the Bible.
The term
The word has its origins with the early Hebrews during the Exodus from Egypt. The local religions they encountered when they entered into Canaan included tales of the demon spirits (sa ir שעירים, "hairy ones" or "saytrs", Isaiah 13:21) of the desert, whose influence could be averted due to sacrifice. Despite being told to "...put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD," (Joshua 24:14) many had accepted this superstition and sacrificed goats on the Canaanite and other altars. From this came the Herew word ha-satan שָׂטָן, the root word of "Satan".
Other names for the devil
There are many psudonyms used by the Devil as a means of concealing his identity, some are listed below
- Beelzebub (Hebrew: ba'al zevuv בעל זבוב; "Lord of the Flies")
- Baphomet, originally a Templar image, portrayed by a goat-headed man
- Ba'al
- the Prince of Darkness
- Old Nick, from a character in The Devil and Tom Walker
- Pazuzu, ancient Sumerian and Babylonian demon-god, best known for its appearence in the film The Exorcist (1973).