Fly

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Fly
arob, the dog-fly. In Psalm 78:45, and Psalm 105:31, this word is rendered in the A.V. “divers sorts of flies,” referring to one of the plagues in Egypt, and is translated “swarms [of flies]” in Exodus 8:21-31: so that more than one kind may have been meant.
Dog or Stable Fly – Stomoxys Calcitrans
2. zebub, supposed to be the gad-fly. They fell into the ointment and spoiled it (Eccl. 10:1). In the judgments of God in the days of Ahaz He hissed for the fly from the rivers of Egypt (Isa. 7:18). The stings of the flies in the East are very painful, and torment the animals almost to madness. The word zebub is considered to be a part of the word BAAL-ZEBUB, the idol-god of Ekron, “the lord of the fly,” who it was thought could protect persons from its bite.