baalzebub

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baalzebub - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Baal-zebub
  fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron (2 Kings 1:2, 3,
  16). This name was given to the god because he was supposed to
  be able to avert the plague of flies which in that region was to
  be feared. He was consulted by Ahaziah as to his recovery.