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** The wives of Shem and Josaphat in the Noah episode.



* SoulSurvivor: Hagar is introduced as a child as this, found in a massacred caravan by Abraham and Sarah.

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* SoulSurvivor: SoleSurvivor: Hagar is introduced as a child as this, found in a massacred caravan by Abraham and Sarah.
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* AdaptedOut:
** Most of Jacob's story (Rebekah, Esau, Rachel, Laban, the wives, the Ladder vision, the wrestling, etc.) is removed from the series; he only appears in the Joseph story.


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* NatureVsNurture: Roco in Episode 10, serving as {{foil}} to Moses' identity crisis. Adopted by Prince Moses, the fox is a sheltered pet living in comfort. Later, a wild fox warns him about living with humans (he shows him the remains of a fox hunt). That night, hearing his brethren howling, Roco tears off his pet clothes and runs away to join them in the wild.


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* SoulSurvivor: Hagar is introduced as a child as this, found in a massacred caravan by Abraham and Sarah.

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* CompositeCharacter: The adaptation combines the Angelic Messenger who informs Abraham of Sarah's pregnancy and Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction (and goes to warn Lot and his family) with the Angel Gabriel of the Annunciation.



* OutOfFocus: After Episode 13, Pharaoh is absent from the Exodus storyline, although (offscreen) he orders his Army to pursue the Israelites.

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After Episode 13, Pharaoh is absent from the Exodus storyline, although (offscreen) he orders his Army to pursue the Israelites.Israelites.
** Roco the Fox becomes this toward the end of the series.

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* DeathByMaterialism: Dathan gets AMoltenDateWithDeath. As the Golden Calf is plunged into the cauldron and melted, Dathan runs toward it, grabbing the dripping gold on the ground. A lightning bolt hits the cauldron, sending a splash of molten gold onto Dathan, who writhes in an agonizing death.

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* DeathByMaterialism: DeathByMaterialism:
** Lot's wife treasures a golden mirror. Leaving Sodom, an earthquake upsets her to drop her possessions, especially said mirror. Going back to reclaim it, she looks back at Sodom and is turned to Stone.
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Dathan gets AMoltenDateWithDeath. As the Golden Calf is plunged into the cauldron and melted, Dathan runs toward it, grabbing the dripping gold on the ground. A lightning bolt hits the cauldron, sending a splash of molten gold onto Dathan, who writhes in an agonizing death.
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* JawsFirstPersonPerspective: The Tenth Plague (the death of the First Born) is depicted by the Angel of Death's P.O.V. flying first to the Hebrews' village, passing every house marked with blood, and then heading to the Egyptian city, to Pharaoh's Palace, his Banquet hall, upsetting the table and heading straight for his firstborn son.
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* GenerationXerox: Roco the Fox and his identical descendants appear in every story.
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* DeathByMaterialism: Dathan gets AMoltenDateWithDeath. As the Golden Calf is plunged into the cauldron and melted, Dathan runs toward it, grabbing the dripping gold on the ground. A lightning bolt hits the cauldron, sending a splash of molten gold onto Dathan, who writhes in an agonizing death.
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* OutOfFocus: After Episode 13, Pharaoh is absent from the Exodus storyline, although (offscreen) he orders his Army to pursue the Israelites.

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* SuddenlyVoiced: While Roco the fox is seen usually making fox noises, in certain episodes, he'll be shown talking just like the humans. He usually talks when he's near other animals.

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* SuddenlyVoiced: SuddenlySpeaking: While Roco the fox is seen usually making fox noises, in certain episodes, he'll be shown talking just like the humans. He usually talks when he's near other animals.
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[[caption-width-right:298:Brought to you by the creator of ''Astro Boy''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:298:Brought to you by the creator of ''Astro Boy''.''Manga/AstroBoy''.]]

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The most recurrent character is Roco, a fox which has many problems and misadventures.

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The most recurrent character is Roco, Roco (Loco in English), a fox which has many problems and misadventures.



** The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was almost completely removed from the English dubbed version for no known given reason. He makes a few random appearances, but they are minimal when compared to the uncut episodes where he appears frequently.

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** The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was almost completely removed from the English dubbed version that aired on television in the United States for no known given reason. He makes a few random appearances, but they are minimal when compared to the uncut episodes where he appears frequently.



* CanonForeigner: Roco the fox never appeared in any of the bible stories and was likely added to add comic relief to the series

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* CanonForeigner: Roco the fox never appeared in any of the bible stories and he was likely added to add comic relief to the seriesseries.


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* SuddenlyVoiced: While Roco the fox is seen usually making fox noises, in certain episodes, he'll be shown talking just like the humans. He usually talks when he's near other animals.

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* BarbieDollAnatomy: Mostly played straight, although there are aversions when Moses and the second Pharaoh were kids.

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* BarbieDollAnatomy: Mostly played straight, although there are aversions when Moses and the second Pharaoh were kids.kids as well as Eve in the first episode.



** The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was almost completely removed from the English dubbed version for no known given reason. The only time he ''ever'' appears in the English version is in one brief scene in the first episode and that's it.

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** The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was almost completely removed from the English dubbed version for no known given reason. The only time He makes a few random appearances, but they are minimal when compared to the uncut episodes where he ''ever'' appears in the English version is in one brief scene in the first episode and that's it.frequently.



** Many of the episodes in the English version had many scenes removed, including the scenes with Roco and the episodes would usually use scenes from two episodes instead of just one.

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** Many of the episodes in the English version that aired on TV in the United States had many scenes removed, including the scenes almost every scene with Roco and the episodes would usually use scenes from two episodes instead of just one.one.
* CanonForeigner: Roco the fox never appeared in any of the bible stories and was likely added to add comic relief to the series

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was almost completely removed from the English dubbed version for no known given reason. The only time he ''ever'' appears in the English version is in one brief scene in the first episode and that's it.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: {{Bowdlerise}}:
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The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was almost completely removed from the English dubbed version for no known given reason. The only time he ''ever'' appears in the English version is in one brief scene in the first episode and that's it.it.
** In the original Japanese version, most of the nudity in the series was shown with no censorships. When it aired in the U.S., most of the nudity was censored.
** Many of the episodes in the English version had many scenes removed, including the scenes with Roco and the episodes would usually use scenes from two episodes instead of just one.
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* ChristianFiction: Explicitly written to bring Bible stories to an audience that might not hear them otherwise.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: Judah encouraged Simeon to kill Joseph. In the Bible, he was against killing Joseph and suggested to sell him as a slave to save his life from the rest of brothers. Here, he still suggests that, but he is happy about it.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: Judah encouraged Simeon to kill Joseph. In the Bible, he was the TokenGoodTeammate of Joseph's brothers other than Benjamin, he was against killing Joseph and suggested to sell him as a slave to save his life from the rest of brothers. Here, he still suggests that, but he is happy about it.


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** Adam's top showed his stomach.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was completely removed from the English dubbed version for no known given reason.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The character Roco the Fox, who is very notable in the series, was almost completely removed from the English dubbed version for no known given reason.reason. The only time he ''ever'' appears in the English version is in one brief scene in the first episode and that's it.
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[[caption-width-right:298:Brought to you by the creator of ''Astro Boy''.]]

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* SkinnyDipping: Moses and the second Pharaoh (in his youth) involved in this when they were young, and the latter saw the former was circumsized and thus a Hebrew.

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* SkinnyDipping: Moses SkinnyDipping:
**Adam and Eve did this in the first episode
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and the second Pharaoh (in his youth) involved in this when they were young, and the latter saw the former was circumsized and thus a Hebrew.
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** The maids of the first Pharaoh's daughter in the story of Exodus dress this way when [[MosesInTheBullrushes Moses is found by her]].

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** The maids of the first Pharaoh's daughter in the story of Exodus dress this way when [[MosesInTheBullrushes [[MosesInTheBulrushes Moses is found by her]].
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* SeldomSeenSpecies:: In the Creation episode, there's a bunch of relatively obscure prehistoric animals such a brontothere, a glyptodont and giant Archeopteryx, alongside with sabertooths and mammoths. The Noah's Ark episode had 3 pairs of 3 penguin species.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies:: SeldomSeenSpecies: In the Creation episode, there's a bunch of relatively obscure prehistoric animals such a brontothere, a glyptodont and giant Archeopteryx, alongside with sabertooths and mammoths. The Noah's Ark episode had 3 pairs of 3 penguin species.
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*SeldomSeenSpecies:: In the Creation episode, there's a bunch of relatively obscure prehistoric animals such a brontothere, a glyptodont and giant Archeopteryx, alongside with sabertooths and mammoths. The Noah's Ark episode had 3 pairs of 3 penguin species.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Potiphar is fat and the captain of the Guard. He is never seen in action, but he is in high rank.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Potiphar's wife didn't cheat on her husband and didn't imprison Joseph.



* BareYourMidriff: The maids of the first Pharaoh's daughter in the story of Exodus dress this way when [[MosesInTheBullrushes Moses is found by her]].

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* BareYourMidriff: BareYourMidriff:
** In the first chapter of Joseph of Egypt, there is a BellyDancer who wears this.
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The maids of the first Pharaoh's daughter in the story of Exodus dress this way when [[MosesInTheBullrushes Moses is found by her]].


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* CarpetOfVirility: Potiphar has lots of hair in his chest.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Judah encouraged Simeon to kill Joseph. In the Bible, he was against killing Joseph and suggested to sell him as a slave to save his life from the rest of brothers. Here, he still suggests that, but he is happy about it.
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* AccidentalMurder: When Moses jumped on the abusive foreman, the decoration of the medal Moses was wearing cut the foreman's throat.


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* FriendToAllChildren: Moses shows shades of this when he talks about animals with the children. Tzipporah had told them to go, but Moses let them speak to him.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Moses recognizes animals as creations of God, and even talked a few children about them.
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* SkinnyDipping: Moses and the second Pharaoh (in his youth) involved in this when they were young, and the latter saw the former was circumsized and thus a Hebrew.
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It was directed by Creator/OsamuTezuka as a request of the Vatican to create an anime based on the Bible. Since Tezuka died before ending the series, the direction was done by Ozamu Dezaki.

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It was directed by Creator/OsamuTezuka as a request of the Vatican to create an anime based on the Bible. Since Tezuka died before ending the series, the direction was done by Ozamu Dezaki.
Creator/OsamuDezaki.
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It was directed by Creator/OsamuTezuka as a request of the Vatican to create an anime based on the Bible. Since Tezuka died before ending the series, the direction was done by Cretor/OzamuDezaki.

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It was directed by Creator/OsamuTezuka as a request of the Vatican to create an anime based on the Bible. Since Tezuka died before ending the series, the direction was done by Cretor/OzamuDezaki.
Ozamu Dezaki.
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''In The Beginning: The Bible Stories'' is an [[AnimatedAdaptation anime series that adapts]] the Old Testament (and Jesus' birth) of ''Literature/TheBible''.

It was directed by Creator/OsamuTezuka as a request of the Vatican to create an anime based on the Bible. Since Tezuka died before ending the series, the direction was done by Cretor/OzamuDezaki.

The most recurrent character is Roco, a fox which has many problems and misadventures.

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* BarbieDollAnatomy: Mostly played straight, although there are aversions when Moses and the second Pharaoh were kids.
* BareYourMidriff: The maids of the first Pharaoh's daughter in the story of Exodus dress this way when [[MosesInTheBullrushes Moses is found by her]].
* BeautyMark: Hagar has one on the right side of her chin, and is quite beautiful.
* TheChewToy: Roco. His clumsiness and lack of success are for comic relief.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Age was not kind to the second pharaoh. He looked fine when he was a teenager, but now, not. He became fat and has a rather mean face.
* ShirtlessScene: Frequently on men. Or WalkingShirtlessScene.
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