What is the symbolism of the fly and the bee?

Thomas R. Valletta

“Judah was a bone of contention between Egypt (the fly, zebub) and Assyria (the bee, dvorah); they will swarm all over Israel. An attacking bee can sting, and a fly can carry plague” (Ogden and Skinner, Book of Mormon, 1:189).

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