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A form of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Names from [[The Bible]] tend to imposing and vaguely supernatural.
See also [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast/Demons Or Angels|Demons Or Angels]] and [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast/Religious Names|Religious Names]]. [[Name of Cain]] is a popular example. For information on ''why'' these names are notorious, see [[Biblical Bad Guy]].
{{examples}}
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* Adam Monroe/{{spoiler|Takezo Kensei}}, of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' who true to his name is the forerunner of all of the other superpowered people.
* Adam, Frankensteinian Magitek demon-bot on Season 4 of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
=== [[Film]] ===
* In ''[[Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter]]'', Adam is the name of the [[Big Bad]], ruler of all vampires in America.
=== [[Tabletop Games]] ===
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* ADAM and EVE in ''[[BioShock (series)]]''.
* Eve in ''[[Parasite Eve]]''.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Adam is the leader of [[Knight Templar|the Exorcists]] in ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]''; he may, in fact, be ''the'' Adam, but that has not been officially confirmed.
== Eden ==
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The notorious seductress who betrayed Samson in the Book of Judges. While Samson's name suggests a violent killer, Delilah's tends to suggest a sinister temptress. Despite (or perhaps because of) this, most uses of this name in modern day works are subversions.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Delilah from ''[[GATE]]'' is ''not'' the type of bunny-girl you want to mess with.
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The cruel and heretical wife of King Ahab from the Book of Kings. Long used to evoke images of false prophets (thanks to Jezebel's support for pagan deities over Yahweh) and prostitutes.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Not a straight example, but in ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', James' cruel and sadistic ex-fiancé is named Jesse Bell, a clear pun on the infamous name.
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
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=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===
* Played for laughs in ''[[Peanuts]]'', during a storyline when Linus meets a female classmate who constantly changes her name from day to day.
{{quote|'''Classmate:''' Today my name is Jezebel.
'''Linus:''' Jezebel was the evil wife of King Ahab in the Old Testament. In II Kings, it says that her servants threw her out of the window and she landed on her head.
'''Classmate:''' ...Today my name is Susan.}}
== Gog and/or Magog ==
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* The Gronns Goc and Magoc in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.
* The first boss in [[Final Fantasy XIII-2]] is Gogmagog.
== Lazarus ==
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=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* In most versions of ''[[Batman]]'', the [[Artifact of Doom| Lazarus Pit]] is a well of liquid that the villain Ra's al Ghul has used to cheat death for centuries, but usually, it has rather unpleasant side effects attached.
=== [[Film]] ===
* Except in ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''.{{context}}
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Doctor Who
* ''[[Sanctuary]]'' had the Lazarus virus and while it only infected abnormals not human, the infected nonetheless became hazardous to human health as a result of the disease. Among abnormals it was also lethal.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Averted in ''[[Mass Effect]]'' apparently.{{context}}
* The ''[[Diablo
* Father Lazarus, a Forsaken (read: undead) priest trainer in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.
* Referenced in ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' with the stealth tank, which uses the Lazarus Shield to camouflage itself.
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=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Ra's al Ghul's Lazarus Pit in ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]'' goes terribly awry.
* In season 5 of ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', the hero and Ashi run afoul of Lazarus-92, a dangerous alien [[The Worm That Walks|swarm of leech-like creatures]] on an abandoned spaceship.
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* [[Psycho Psychologist]] and [[Chessmaster]] villain Judas Traveler, from ''[[The Clone Saga]]'' in [[Spider-Man]]'s comics; that seems to be his actual name.
* Ezekiel (also from Spider-Man's comics) is a subversion, as his name is [[Names to Trust Immediately| one you might trust]], {{spoiler| even though [[Treacherous Advisor| in this case, you shouldn't]].}}
* From ''[[The Smurfs]]'', Gargamel's cat Azrael, the Jewish name for the Angel of Death.
=== [[Film]] ===
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