Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In The Hebrew Bible
Demons as described in the Tanakh are not the same as "demons" commonly known in popular or Christian culture. The demons mentioned in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In The Hebrew Bible
Demons as described in the Tanakh are not the same as "demons" commonly known in popular or Christian culture. The demons mentioned in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Ancient Persia
During the time of Zarathustra the same word (Div) received the notion of demon in the Iranian tradition. In Zoroastrianism and the Avest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia - Demon
In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia - Lilith
Lilith is a female Mesopotamian night demon believed to harm male children. In Isaiah 34:14, Lilith is a kind of night-demon or animal, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia - Satan
Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Greek and Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śaṭanâ: bot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shedim: Encyclopedia - Shedim
Shedim are demons or spirits, according to Jewish mysticism. Some are reputed to have had the legs of a cock. These beings are allegedly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aziraphale: Encyclopedia - Aziraphale
Aziraphale is a fictional angel in the novel Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. He was supposedly the angel of the flaming sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beelzebub: Encyclopedia - Beelzebub
Beelzebub (also known as Belzebud, Belzaboul, Beelzeboul, Baalsebul, Baalzebubg, Beelzebuth, Beelzebus; more accurately Ba‘al Zebûb or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witch Of Endor: Encyclopedia - Witch Of Endor
In the Hebrew Bible, the Witch of Endor of the First book of Samuel, chapter 28:4–25, was a witch, a woman "who possesses a talisman", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit
The Book of Tobit (or Book of Tobias in older Catholic Bibles) is a book of scripture that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mephistopheles: Encyclopedia - Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles (also Mephisto, Mephistophilus, Mephist and Mephistophilis as referred to in the original text) is a name given to one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adapa: Encyclopedia - Adapa
Adapa was an Ancient Sumerian king. He is also called Oanes and Alulim (Sumerian name). His name means "man" in Akkadian and is related t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uriel Archangel: Encyclopedia - Uriel Archangel
Uriel (אוּרִיאֵל "Flame of God", Standard Hebrew Uriʾel, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÛrîʾēl) is one of the archangels of post-Exilic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belial: Encyclopedia - Belial
Belial (also Belhor, Baalial, Beliar, Beliall, Beliel) is the name for a demon in the Old Testament. He has been identified with Satan, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necromancy: Encyclopedia - Necromancy
Necromancy (Latin necromantia, Greek νεκρομαντία nekromantía) is the alleged divination by which a person raises the spirits ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leviathan: Encyclopedia - Leviathan
Leviathan (לִוְיָתָן "Twisted; coiled", Standard Hebrew Livyatan, Tiberian Hebrew Liwyāṯān) was a Biblical sea monster refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless: Encyclopedia - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless
This list of names for the Biblical nameless compiles names given in Jewish or Christian mythology for characters who are unnamed in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia - King Solomon
Solomon or Shlomo (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה; Standard Hebrew: Šəlomo; Tiberian Hebrew: Šəlōmōh, meaning "peace"; Arabic: سليما...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abaddon: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Abaddon
Abaddon (Hebrew for "The Destroyer"; in Greek, Apollyon) A demon described in the Bible as "the angel of the bottomless...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lilith: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Lilith
LILITH A powerful female archetype. Princess of the Night (in Hebrew, literally a "night demon"), who presided over the succ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apo Pantas Kakodaimones!: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Apo Pantas Kakodaimones!
APO PANTAS KAKODAIMONES! False banishing mantram ("Away all evil demons!")   APOCALYPSE We are aware that the muslims i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beelzebub: Encyclopedia Ii - Beelzebub - Apocryphal Literature
In the Testament of Solomon, Beelzebul (not Beelzebub) appears as prince of the demons and says (6.2) that he was formerly a leading heav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Jewish Tradition
A Hebrew tradition exists in which an amulet is inscribed with the names of three angels and placed around the neck of newborn boys in or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leviathan: Encyclopedia Ii - Leviathan - Christian
The Christian interpretation of Leviathan is often considered to be a demon or natural monster associated with Satan or the Devil, and he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Later Legend
To Solomon are attributed by rabbinical tradition but not internally, the Biblical books of Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Akkadian Mythology
Lilith - Kiskil-lilla. Lilith has been identified with ki-sikil-lil-la-ke4, a female demon in the Sumerian prologue to the Gilgamesh ep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Tobit - Significance
Catholics list the book of Tobit among the "historical books" of the Bible, but most scholars regard it more as a religious novel with ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necromancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Necromancy - Necromancy In History
Necromancy may or may not have a relation to shamanism, which calls upon spirits (angles of the elements and such)or 'The Great Spirit/Cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Moloch - Moloch In Medieval Texts
Like some other gods and demons found in the Bible, Moloch appears as part of medieval demonology, as a Prince of Hell. This Moloch finds...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astarte: Encyclopedia Ii - Astarte - ‘ashtart In Judea
The Masoretic (from "Masorah", which is a body of scribal notes that form a textual guide to the Hebrew Old Testament, compiled from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beelzebub: Encyclopedia Ii - Beelzebub - Later Accounts
Beelzebub is commonly described as placed high in Hell's hierarchy, he was of the order of cherubim. According to the renowned 16th centu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Tobit - Date Of Composition
The book was originally written in Aramaic, but the original was lost, so that the surviving Greek translation is considered the standard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mammon: Encyclopedia Ii - Mammon - Personifications
In the Bible, mammon is personified in Matthew, vi, 24, and Luke, xvi, 13, the latter verse repeating Matthew, vi, 24. In some translatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Lilith In The Bible
Isaiah 34:14, describing the desolation of Edom, is the only occurrence of Lilith in the Hebrew Bible: 14: pågšu sˤiyyim et-ʔiyyim w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leviathan: Encyclopedia Ii - Leviathan - Leviathan As A Mundane Animal
In the book of Job, both Behemoth and Leviathan are listed alongside a number of other animals that are clearly mundane, such as goats, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Arts
Handel composed an oratorio entitled Solomon in 1749. The story follows the basic Biblical plot. ... See also:King Solomon, King Solom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - The Name Solomon
The name Solomon (Shlomo) means "peaceful," or "complete", from the Hebrew Shelomoh (Arabic Sulaiman). The name given by God to Solomon i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Tobit - Narrative
The book tells the story of a righteous Jew of the Tribe of Naphtali named Tobit living in Nineveh after the deportation of the northern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Exorcism Of Emily Rose: Encyclopedia Ii - The Exorcism Of Emily Rose - Plot
In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of the 19 year-old college freshman. Told...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rakshasas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Rakshasas
Rakshasas (Sanskrit). Lit., "raw eaters", and in the popular superstition evil spirits, demons. Esoterically, however, they ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Lilith As Adam's First Wife
The passage in Genesis 1:27 — "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Moloch - Moloch As Metaphor In Art
The idol Moloch that devours its follower's children has appeared in at least two modern works of art. In Fritz Lang's 1927 dystopian fil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inconsistencies In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Inconsistencies In The Bible - Names Of God
Supporters of biblical inerrancy reply that the different names of God merely reflect different context [4] and point out that many ancie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Mentions Outside The Book Of Revelation
The number 666 is also seen in the Old Testament book of II Chronicles; verse 9:13 reads (KJV) and in its parallel (1Ki 10:14): Now the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Mentions Outside The Book Of Revelation
The number 666 is also seen in the Old Testament book of II Chronicles; verse 9:13 reads (KJV) and in its parallel (1Ki 10:14): Now the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lilith: Encyclopedia Ii - Lilith - Modern Magic
An 18th or 19th century Persian amulet, a protective charm for a newborn boy, kept in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, depicts Lilith in cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless - New Testament
List of names for the Biblical nameless - The Magi. Names: Balthasar, Melchior, and Caspar (or Gaspar) Source: European folklore Nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry In Christianity - Hebrew Origins
Idolatry is prohibited by many verses in the Hebrew Bible. There is no one section that clearly defines idolatry; rather there are a numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - George Rawlinson's Evaluation
"The kingdom of Solomon," says George Rawlinson, "is one of the most striking facts in Biblical history. A petty nation, which for hundre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In Fiction
The Toni Morrison novel Song of Solomon makes allusions to Solomon. The Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Requiem for Methuselah" i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Moloch - Ba'al
Moloch the God Ba'al, the Sacred Bull, was widely worshipped in the ancient Near East and wherever Carthaginian culture extended. Baal Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Mythology - Science Fiction
In the past century (and further, but especially in the last), there have been many retellings of Jewish myths (mostly from the Torah). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless - Hebrew Bible
List of names for the Biblical nameless - Wives of the antediluvian patriarchs. Source: the apocryphal book of Jubilees Appears in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - References From The Book Of Revelation
The Greek manuscripts (actually copies of the prototype were written in Greek, although others argue the originals were written in Hebrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - References From The Book Of Revelation
The Greek manuscripts (actually copies of the prototype were written in Greek, although others argue the originals were written in Hebrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Esther: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Esther - Interpretation Of Esther As An Allegory Of Babylonian Mythology
The History of Religions school of thought, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, argued against the historicity of the Bibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Midrash: Encyclopedia Ii - Midrash - Aggadic Midrashim
The homiletical midrashim embrace the interpretation of the non-legal portions of the Hebrew Bible. These midrashim are sometimes referre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Moloch - Moloch In Literature
In Milton's Paradise Lost, Moloch is one of the greatest warriors of the rebel angels, vengeful and militant, "besmeared with blood ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Moloch - Paradise Lost
In Milton's Paradise Lost, Moloch is one of the greatest warriors of the rebel angels, vengeful and militant, "besmeared with blood ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Mythology - In Biblical Times
Scholars of religion hold that people in the time of the Hebrew Bible had beliefs and superstitions analogous to those found among their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Moloch - Eissfeldt's Theory: A Type Of Sacrifice
In 1921 Otto Eissfeldt, excavating in Carthage, discovered inscriptions with the word mlk which in the context meant neither 'king' nor t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil - The Devil In Music
A few songs that make reference to the Devil are: Devil's Trill Sonata by Giuseppe Tartini Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names And Titles Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Names And Titles Of Jesus - Personal Name
Jesus is derived from the Latin Iesus, which in turn comes from the Greek Ιησούς (Iēsoûs). The earliest use of Iēsoûs is found ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Alternative Numbers
While most manuscripts of the Bible read six-hundred-sixty-six or 666 for the Number of the Beast in Revelation 13:18, some early manuscr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Alternative Numbers
While most manuscripts of the Bible read six-hundred-sixty-six or 666 for the Number of the Beast in Revelation 13:18, some early manuscr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In The Bible - Ethical Issues
Ethics in the Bible - The Divine command theory of ethics. One familiar answer to the question of "Why is x morally right" (or wrong) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Qur'an
Solomon also appears in the Qur'an, where he is called Sulayman. The Qur'an refers to Solomon as the son of David, as a prophet and as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names And Titles Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Names And Titles Of Jesus - Titles Not Used In The Gospels
Names and titles of Jesus - Christ the King. In Roman Catholic theology, one title given to Jesus is "Christ the King", and there is a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Star Of David
Over time the Star of David became identified with the Jews, and has long since been used as a symbol of Judaism, as a religion, and of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugarit: Encyclopedia Ii - Ugarit - Ugarit Religion
Ugaritic religion centered on the chief god, Ilu or El, the "father of mankind", "the creator of the creation". The Court of El or Ilu wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Hell In Literature
Many of the great epics of European literature include episodes that occur in Hell. In the Roman poet Virgil's Latin epic, the Aeneid, Ae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necromancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Necromancy - Necromancy In Fiction
In fantasy and horror fiction, necromancers are often considered evil, and are sometimes said to have sold their soul to a demon or the D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necromancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Necromancy - Necromancy In Role-playing Games
The Necromancer is also a common character class in role-playing games. In such games as Dungeons & Dragons and Diablo II, the Necrom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Necromancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Necromancy - Necromancy In Role-playing Games
The Necromancer is also a common character class in role-playing games. In such games as Dungeons & Dragons and Diablo II, the Necrom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Inclusivity
Judaism teaches that one does not necessarily have to be Jewish to be righteous. Gentiles (non-Jews) can become righteous by following th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - The Coming
Main article: Millennialism In the major Abrahamic religions, there exists the expectation of an individual who will herald the end of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In The Hebrew Apocrypha
In Wisdom ii. 24 Satan is represented, with reference to Gen. iii., as the father of all lies, who brought death into the world; he is ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Religious Scriptures
All these religions rely on a body of scriptures, some of which are considered to be the word of God — hence sacred and unquestionable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lucifer: Encyclopedia Ii - Lucifer - Lucifer And The Hebrew Bible
Lucifer is used by Jerome in the Vulgate (4th century) to translate into Latin Isaiah 14:12-14, where the Hebrew text refers to heilel be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Origins
Hell, as it exists in the Western popular imagination, has its origins in Hellenized Christianity, particularly taken from adaptation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
In India, some semi-tribal Hindus, as well as some worshipper-communities of Shaktism (the Mother Goddess) offer sacrifice of goats and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Other Cultures And Religions
Demons are found in many religions, and many cultures have developed a rich mythology of demons. The study of demons is called demonology...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Art Literature And Television
In Mikhail Lermontov's long poem (1840), the Demon makes love to the virgin Tamara in a scenic setting of the Causcaus mountains. Many cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Art Literature And Television
In Mikhail Lermontov's long poem (1840), the Demon makes love to the virgin Tamara in a scenic setting of the Caucasus mountains. Many cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Art Literature And Television
Many classic books and plays feature demons, such as the Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost and Faust. Anton Rubinstein's lushly chromatic oper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Hellenistic Neopaganism
In modern Hellenistic Neopaganism (particularly in self-described Hellenistic sects in the United States), a demon can be a variety of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Games
The earliest connection of the word with games is that the British call a form of solitaire "Demon", from at least the nineteenth century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Hellenistic Neopaganism
In modern Hellenistic Neopaganism (particularly in self-described Hellenistic sects in the United States), a demon can be a variety of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Science
Scientists occasionally invent hypothetical entities with special abilities as part of a thought experiment. These "demons" have abilitie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In The New Testament And Christianity
"Demon" has a number of meanings, all related to the idea of a spirit that inhabited a place, or that accompanied a person. Whether such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Jewish Rabbinic Literature
Rabbinical demonology has three classes of, demons, though they are scarcely separable one from another. There were the shedim, the mazzi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Etymology
The idea of demons is as old as religion itself, and the word "demon" seems to have ancient origins. The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Etymology
The idea of demons is as old as religion itself, and the word "demon" seems to have ancient origins. The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Islam
Islam recognized the existence of all the pagan demons, good and evil, protesting only against their being considered gods. Islam divides...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Pre-islamic Arab Culture
Pre-Islamic mythology does not discriminate between gods and demons. The jinn are considered as divinities of inferior rank, having many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Hinduism
There are three kinds of anthromorphic beings, the devas (demigods), the manushyas (human beings) and the asuras (demons). The asuras liv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In Christian Myth And Legend
Building upon the few references to daemons in the New Testament, especially the visionary poetry of the Apocalypse of John, Christian wr...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - D
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - D . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article