Zebedee

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Zebedee (zibhdi, "the gift of God"; Zebedaios) is a name used in several contexts:

• In the Bible, Zebedee was a Hebrew fisherman, the husband of Salome, and the father of James and John, two of the Apostles of Jesus
• Zebedee is a character in the BBC children's programme The Magic Roundabout.
• Zebedee is also villanous Z-stack character in the 1989 children's programme TUGS
• Zebedee is also the name of a Multi-User Dungeon game
• Zebedee is a nickname given to a 4-shot of coffee, so called for its powerfully energising effect, making one act like the character Zebedee from The Magic Roundabout. The character has a huge spring instead of legs, and hence bounced around.
• Zebedee is also a simple program to establish an encrypted, compressed “tunnel” for TCP/IP or UDP data transfer between two systems.
• New Zebedee is the name of a fictional town which appears in children's works by John Bellairs and Brad Strickland.
• Zebedee is also the name of a UK drum and bass DJ and producer.
• Zebedee is also the name of a scientific instrument manufacturer.
• Zeberdee is also the name of a cocaine addict in the movie The Football Factory nicknamed after the Magic Roundabout character.