Turns out it's specifically Satan, but that's a long story.
Here's one part of the story, though, where people get thrown off the trail: Baal (or Ba'al or Bel or Beel, etc) is usually translated as "lord". It also has the connotation of ownership, so a fuller translation might be something like "lord and master".
While this is just a title or descriptor and could apply to anyone--or any deity--in all my research I've only only come across one or two instances where I thought it might not be referring to Satan. But then, I also suspect that with deeper research I would have been able to make the connection.
So a "faraway" connection would be something like "Beelzebub" is really "Baal zevuv", usually translated "Lord of the Flies". This probably should be "Lord of the Flyers", and refers to Satan being the head of a faction who possessed flying vehicles.
Turns out it's specifically Satan, but that's a long story.
Here's one part of the story, though, where people get thrown off the trail: Baal (or Ba'al or Bel or Beel, etc) is usually translated as "lord". It also has the connotation of ownership, so a fuller translation might be something like "lord and master".
While this is just a title or descriptor and could apply to anyone--or any deity--in all my research I've only only come across one or two instances where I thought it might not be referring to Satan. But then, I also suspect that with deeper research I would have been able to make the connection.
So a "faraway" connection would be something like "Beelzebub" is really "Baal zevuv", usually translated "Lord of the Flies". This probably should be "Lord of the Flyers", and refers to Satan being the head of a faction who possessed flying vehicles.