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in reply to a message by Lucille
I believe Milton was the first to connect Satan with the name Lucifer. It's been a while since my Lit classes though. I'm a bit dusty. I know he was the first to call the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil an apple.
-Mina
-Mina
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Actually, in Isaiah (in the Bible), Satan is called "the morning star" (which is the meaning of Lucifer) and when he was an angel, the Bible mentions that his name was Lucifer.
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I recall the passage in Isaiah, but I never remember the actual name "Lucifer" being anywhere in the Bible. What Bible translation do you use?
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Lucifer means 'light bringer.' Only two angels are ever mentioned by name in the Bible-Michael and Gabriel. Lucifer in the Bible was just a title. Milton got it from that verse, but applied it as a name instead of just a title.
That's where the confusion lies.
-Mina
That's where the confusion lies.
-Mina
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