History Characters / TheBible

* AintTooProudToBeg: Despite the fact that the Sodomites lived a hedonistic lifestyle at the expense of others that he could never condone, and the fact that he himself promoted a lifestyle that was the opposite of that of the Sodomites in terms of treating others with respect and hospitality, Abraham nonetheless begs for their lives when God intends to destroy them. Abraham justifies this by asking if Sodom
would be spared in the merit of anywhere from fifty to ten upstanding people. Each time the number is lowered, God says he would spare the City if such were the case. However, the narrative eventually makes plain that not even one of the Sodomites is worthy of being spared, with Abraham's nephew Lot only spared in his uncle's merit.

%%* TheChick

* TheChick: The most feminine figure in Christianity.

* TheChick: While Jesus had other female followers, she is the most prominent in cultural depictions, mainly because the resurrected Jesus first appears to her in the Gospel of John while she is alone, and also due to the historical tendency in the West to conflate her with three other women - Mary of Bethany, a sinful woman, and a woman caught in adultery.

!!Tobias and Sarah

* DeathBySex: Her first husbands died right before the wedding night. It was a demon's fault, so Raphael fights and defeats him.

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* {{Myth/Lilith}}

** Myth/SaintGeorge
* Literature/SamsonAndDelilah

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The translation directed by King James the 1st of England confuses him with Jesus at a few points. Helps that their [[NamesTheSame Name's The Same]], albeit under different naming conventions.

%%* DeterminedWidow: See quote

* IHaveManyNames: Along with a bit of SpellMyNameWithAnS and occasionally NoPronunciationGuide.

%%* {{Guile Hero}}ine: See below.

* {{Guile Hero}}ine: She used her wits and good looks to save the Jews from Haman.

* {{Celibate Hero}}ine: Played straight at the time of Jesus' birth - there's a reason she got her title. Possibly averted afterward, depending on whether you translate references to Jesus' "adelphoi" as "kinsmen" or "brothers and sisters".

* {{Humble Hero}}ine: Despite the praise Catholics heap on her, Mary herself always took care to direct attention to Jesus, rather than herself.

* AnimalMotifs: God has a snake motif in the Old Testament. He turns Aaron's staff into a snake to showcase his power, and punishes the Israelites who spoke against him by releasing a pack of venomous snakes into their midst. When they ask for mercy, he has Moses create the Nehushtan, a bronze snake that healed their injuries.

* BadassBoast: Has quite a few, but his extended rant on his own awesomeness in Book of Job is especially notable.

%%* BerserkButton: God hates sin, but the most particular sins he punishes severely are idolatry and blasphemy.
* BigGood: To followers of the Abrahamic religions, he's this.

* EldritchAbomination: A benevolent example (though many anti-religious people would disagree.), being a incomprehensible being that at one point defines himself by the extent to which he is unlike humans.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: His history with Israel is a ''long and messy one'' to say the least, and he's nearly always angry or despairing with its people. Despite wanting to forsake it forever on several occasions, [[GodsHandsAreTied he can't]], as it would hurt his namesake, essentially taking his own name in vain.

* GreenEyedMonster: He describes himself as a jealous deity on at least one occasion.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Literally. His presence is so great that seeing Him is almost invariably fatal.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Zigzagged with BlueAndOrangeMorality. God is depicted as holy and righteous that it's impossible for him to commit sin.

* TheOmnipresent: One of his attributes in the doctrine is that he's everywhere, and it's impossible to escape his presence, even in the grave and/or Hell.

* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: The "one and true deity" [[note]]Which is pretty debated in meaning itself[[/note]] of course, but given how much He is angered at the worship of other gods as well as some weird [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment one time passages/verses]] suggest He may not be the only one.[[note]]A common compromise is that the other gods were demons who tricked humans into worshipping them.[[/note]] Needless to say....

->''And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: [[DownerEnding and he died]].''

* PoisonousFriend: Among David's inner circle, he's always the first to advocate violence against whoever is threatening them.

* PoisonousFriend: Lead her husband Ahab down the path of Baal worship and is usually considered to be a bit more evil than he.

%%* DarkSkinnedRedhead

* {{Hypocrite}}: God should not save them from hell, for after the Fall of Man, they arguably cried crocodile tears, the pigs! All humanity because of them is corrupted.

%%* BargainWithHeaven

* {{Jerkass}}: He was a perpetual deceiver.

* TheUnpronouncable: YHWH is not supposed to be pronounced.

* OurGodsAreDifferent: Jews, Christians, and Muslims have three different ideas. Long story short, Jews believe in one God who [[TheChosenPeople favors them above all others]]; Christians believe in one God who is also three (though there are denominations that don't believe in the holy trinity, such as the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Latter Day Saints/Mormons and the Arian sect) but does not favor any particular ethnic group; and Muslims believe in one God who plays no ethnic favorites.

* JesusWasWayCool: Many people see Him as this, despite the fact that if he wasn't the messiah then he was [[BrutalHonesty quite frankly,]] [[AGodAmI a madman with a God complex.]]

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: His name means "lightning".

* EldritchAbomination: An incomprehensible being that at one point defines himself by the extent to which he is unlike humans.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Several actions seem a tad extreme. By our standards, anyway.

* KillEmAll: What happens to most of the cities he conquers.

* KillEmAll: His solution to everything.

[[Characters/BookOfGenesis Genesis]] | [[Characters/BookOfExodus Exodus through Deuteronomy]] | [[Characters/BookOfJudges Judges]] | [[Characters/BooksOfSamuel Samuel]] | [[Characters/BooksOfKings Kings]] | [[Characters/BookOfEsther Esther]] | [[Characters/BookOfJob Job]] | [[Characters/TheFourGospels Matthew through John]] | [[Characters/ActsOfTheApostles Acts]]]]-]]]

%%* BerserkButton: God hates sin, but the most particular sins He punishes severely are idolatry and blasphemy.
* BigGood: To followers of the Abrahamic religions, he’s this.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: God is holy and righteous that it's impossible for Him to commit evil.

* PhysicalGod: Most if not all Christian Theologies accept him as God incarnated in the flesh, or rather an [[EldritchAbombination aspect of God]] (The Son) wanting to demonstrate its love for people.

* LivingForeverIsAwesome: The Sadducees and he were ''always arguing'' as the former were adamant there was [[CessationOfExistence nothing after death]].