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<p> ''''' flı̄ ''''' ''''' flı̄z ''''' ערב , <i> ''''' ‛ārōbh ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Exodus 8:21; &nbsp;Psalm 78:45; &nbsp;Psalm 105:31; [[Septuagint]] κυνόμυια , <i> ''''' kunómuia ''''' </i> ; "dog-fly"), זבוּב , <i> ''''' zebhūbh ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Ecclesiastes 10:1; &nbsp;Isaiah 7:18; Septuagint μυῖαι , <i> ''''' muı́ai ''''' </i> , "flies"); compare בּעל זבוּב , <i> ''''' ba‛al ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' zebhūbh ''''' </i> , "Baal-zebub" (&nbsp;2 Kings 1:2 ), and βεελζεβούλ , <i> ''''' beelzeboúl ''''' </i> , "Beelzebul," or βεελζεβούβ , <i> ''''' beelzeboúb ''''' </i> , "Beelzebub" (&nbsp;Matthew 10:25; &nbsp;Matthew 12:24 , &nbsp;Matthew 12:27; &nbsp;Luke 11:15 , &nbsp;Luke 11:18 , &nbsp;Luke 11:19 ); compare Arabic <i> ''''' dhubâb ''''' </i> , "fly" or "bee"; (Note: "dh" for Arabic dhal, pronounced like "d" or "z" or like "th" in "the"): The references in Psalms as well as in Exodus are to the plague of flies, and the word <i> ''''' ‛ārōbh ''''' </i> is rendered "swarm of flies" throughout, except in &nbsp;Psalm 78:45; &nbsp;Psalm 105:31 the King James Version, where we find "divers sorts of flies" (compare [[Vulgate]] (Jerome's <i> Latin Bible </i> , 390-405 ad) <i> omne genus muscarum </i> ). In &nbsp;Exodus 8:21 we read, "I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the [[Egyptians]] shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are"; in &nbsp; Exodus 8:24 ,... "the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies"; in &nbsp;Psalm 78:45 , "He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them." There has been much speculation as to what the insects were, but all the texts cited, including even &nbsp;Psalm 78:45 , may apply perfectly well to the common house fly ( <i> Musca domestica </i> ). Some species of blue-bottle fly ( <i> Calliphora </i> ) might also suit. </p> <p> The other word, <i> ''''' zebhūbh ''''' </i> , occurs in &nbsp;Ecclesiastes 10:1 , "Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor"; and &nbsp;Isaiah 7:18 , "And it shall come to pass in that day, that [[Yahweh]] will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria:" The house fly would fit perfectly the reference in each, but that in Isa would seem to suggest rather one of the horse flies ( <i> Tabanidae </i> ) or gad flies ( <i> Oestridae </i> ). Whatever fly may be meant, it is used as a symbol for the military power of Egypt, as the bee for that of Assyria. </p> <p> Owing to deficiencies in public and private hygiene, and also for other reasons, house flies and others are unusually abundant in [[Palestine]] and Egypt and are agents in the transmission of cholera, typhoid fever, ophthalmia and anthrax. <i> Glossina morsitans </i> , the tsetse fly, which is fatal to many domestic animals, and <i> Glossina palpalis </i> which transmits the sleeping sickness, are abundant in tropical Africa, but do not reach Egypt proper. See [[Plagues]] . </p>

<p> ''''' flı̄ ''''' ''''' flı̄z ''''' ערב , <i> ''''' ‛ārōbh ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Exodus 8:21; &nbsp;Psalm 78:45; &nbsp;Psalm 105:31; [[Septuagint]] κυνόμυια , <i> ''''' kunómuia ''''' </i> ; "dog-fly"), זבוּב , <i> ''''' zebhūbh ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Ecclesiastes 10:1; &nbsp;Isaiah 7:18; Septuagint μυῖαι , <i> ''''' muı́ai ''''' </i> , "flies"); compare בּעל זבוּב , <i> ''''' ba‛al ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' zebhūbh ''''' </i> , "Baal-zebub" (&nbsp;2 Kings 1:2 ), and βεελζεβούλ , <i> ''''' beelzeboúl ''''' </i> , "Beelzebul," or βεελζεβούβ , <i> ''''' beelzeboúb ''''' </i> , "Beelzebub" (&nbsp;Matthew 10:25; &nbsp;Matthew 12:24 , &nbsp;Matthew 12:27; &nbsp;Luke 11:15 , &nbsp;Luke 11:18 , &nbsp;Luke 11:19 ); compare Arabic <i> ''''' dhubâb ''''' </i> , "fly" or "bee"; (Note: "dh" for Arabic dhal, pronounced like "d" or "z" or like "th" in "the"): The references in Psalms as well as in Exodus are to the plague of flies, and the word <i> ''''' ‛ārōbh ''''' </i> is rendered "swarm of flies" throughout, except in &nbsp;Psalm 78:45; &nbsp;Psalm 105:31 the King James Version, where we find "divers sorts of flies" (compare [[Vulgate]] (Jerome's <i> Latin Bible </i> , 390-405 ad) <i> omne genus muscarum </i> ). In &nbsp;Exodus 8:21 we read, "I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the [[Egyptians]] shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are"; in &nbsp; Exodus 8:24 ,... "the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies"; in &nbsp;Psalm 78:45 , "He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them." There has been much speculation as to what the insects were, but all the texts cited, including even &nbsp;Psalm 78:45 , may apply perfectly well to the common house fly ( <i> Musca domestica </i> ). Some species of blue-bottle fly ( <i> Calliphora </i> ) might also suit. </p> <p> The other word, <i> ''''' zebhūbh ''''' </i> , occurs in &nbsp;Ecclesiastes 10:1 , "Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor"; and &nbsp;Isaiah 7:18 , "And it shall come to pass in that day, that [[Yahweh]] will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria:" The house fly would fit perfectly the reference in each, but that in Isa would seem to suggest rather one of the horse flies ( <i> Tabanidae </i> ) or gad flies ( <i> Oestridae </i> ). Whatever fly may be meant, it is used as a symbol for the military power of Egypt, as the bee for that of Assyria. </p> <p> Owing to deficiencies in public and private hygiene, and also for other reasons, house flies and others are unusually abundant in [[Palestine]] and Egypt and are agents in the transmission of cholera, typhoid fever, ophthalmia and anthrax. <i> Glossina morsitans </i> , the tsetse fly, which is fatal to many domestic animals, and <i> Glossina palpalis </i> which transmits the sleeping sickness, are abundant in tropical Africa, but do not reach Egypt proper. See [[Plagues]] . </p>

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