For other entries that use this name, see Belphegor .In demonology, 'Belphegor (or Beelphegor) is a demon who helps people to make discoveries. He seduces people by suggesting to them ingenious inventions that will make them rich. According to some 16th century demonologists, his power is stronger in April. Bishop and witch-hunter Peter Binsfeld believed that Belphegor tempts by means of laziness.Belphegor originated as the Assyrian Baal-Peor, the Moabitish god to whom the Israelites became atta