Prior to his death, according to the Book of Jubilees, Amram was among those who went to Egypt and recovered the bones of the sons of his grandfather and great uncles ( excluding those of Joseph which had already been brought to Canaan ), so that they could be reburied in the cave of Machpelah.

Prior to his death, he had, at his wife Plectrude's urging, designated Theudoald, his grandson by their son Grimoald, his heir in the entire realm.

Prior to his death the building housing much of Life Sciences at Sussex was renamed the John Maynard Smith Building, in his honour.

Prior to Downey's death, Spin in April 1989 had identified the " Wipe Out " authorship as a myth.

Prior to his death, Mahfouz was the oldest living Nobel Literature laureate and the third oldest of all time, trailing only Bertrand Russell and Halldor Laxness.

Prior to his death, he suffered from a bleeding ulcer, kidney problems, and cardiac failure.

Prior to his death in 799, al-Kadhem was said to have prophesied that " A man will come out from Qom and he will summon people to the right path ".

Prior to his death, he had his chief officers swear an oath of loyalty to Izz al-Din, as he was the only Zengid ruler strong enough to oppose Saladin.

Prior to Carroll Rosenbloom's death, the Rams had already announced their intentions to leave the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and move to Anaheim Stadium in Orange County for the 1980 season.

Prior to his death, Lee told his then only two living instructors Kimura and Inosanto ( James Yimm Lee had died in 1972 ) to dismantle his schools.

Prior to his sudden death in December 983, Otto II had installed Pope John XIV, a non-Roman who had served as Otto II's chancellor in Italy, on the chair of St. Peter.

Prior to his mother's death, Daley had won the Democratic nomination for Cook County sheriff.

Prior to Chris Farley's death, the two lived in adjacent residences.

The Prior of Crato held out in the Azores until 1583, and continued to actively seek to recover the throne until his death in 1595.

Prior to his death, Marlon Brando provided some voice work for Vito, which was eventually deemed unusable and was dubbed over by a Brando impersonator.

Prior to crucifixion, victims were often savagely whipped with barbed metal lashes, to induce exsanguination ( bleeding to death ).

Prior to his arrival in the Republic, the death of Marco Ricci in 1730 had created an opening in the field of landscape painting amid a marketplace crowded with history painters, and Zuccarelli's unique blend of countryside and Arcadia quickly achieved success.

Prior to King Henry's death in 1547, several statements of position were issued.

Prior to the invention of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ), defibrillation, epinephrine injection, and other treatments in the 20th century, the absence of blood circulation ( and vital functions related to blood circulation ) was historically considered to be the official definition of death.

( Prior to this, the death penalty had already been abolished for murder, but it had remained in force for certain military offences and treason, although no executions had been carried out for several decades.

" Prior to Morgan's death, he also added of his mentor's six-decade career: " He was one of the foundational pieces of the industry.

Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Tamms, Menard, and Pontiac correctional centers.

Prior to her death, the victim had reported using the dried leaves of the plant to induce menstruation with no ill effects.

Prior to Parsons ' departure from The Byrds, he had accompanied the two Rolling Stones to Stonehenge ( along with McGuinn and Hillman ) in the English county of Wiltshire, where Richards had a house near the ancient site.

Prior to the cremation, Parsons, 26, had died of a drug overdose at the Joshua Tree Inn, a small hotel.

Prior to 1979, Westminster's athletic teams were called the " Parsons ," and the school was a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Prior to the 2010 – 2011 season, she earned $ 60, 000 an episode for the series, the same as Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons.

Prior to the December 1984 coup that brought Taya to power, the Mauritanian-Moroccan cooperation agency stated that relations between the two countries were on the mend in spite of alleged Moroccan complicity in a 1981 coup attempt and Mauritania's subsequent turn toward Algeria.

Prior to the film's release, executive producer and Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs stated " If Toy Story is a modest hit — say $ 75 million at the box office — we'll and Disney both break even.

Prior to 2010, all divorces, even by uncontested consent, had to be based on one of the six grounds stated above.

Prior to the final launch of the Columbia, Anderson stated: " There's always that unknown.

Prior to the invasion, Wolfowitz actively championed it, as he later stated: " For reasons that have a lot to do with the U. S. government bureaucracy we settled on the one issue that everyone could agree on which was weapons of mass destruction as the core reason "

His death accepted as during or after 1126 at page 291 of " Early Scottish Charters, Prior to 1153 ", Sir Archibald Campbell Lawrie ( editor ), Glasgow, 1910, Published by James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1905, it is stated that Eadmer died on 13 January 1123 .. Eadmer must also be credited with being one of the first serious proponents of the Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary when he defended popular traditions in his De Conceptione sanctae Mariae.

Prior to the settlement, Thompson and Mainline filed an answer indicating over 30 defences and over 10 counterclaims alleging improprieties and perjury in documents filed with the court to obtain a restraining order restricting sales as well as misrepresenting the terms of the order in the plaintiff Thomas Reilly's press releases, which incorrectly stated that Reilly had froze the company's assets and obtained an order to refund customers.

Prior to the official autopsy reports being released publicly, Haim's mother stated that the coroner had given her a " courtesy call " to state his preliminary findings that Haim died of pulmonary edema and was suffering from an enlarged heart and water in the lungs.

Prior to the bout, Arce stated that he would retire from boxing if he woild have lost.

Prior stated his desire to return to the big leagues, four years after last being on a major league squad ; he hoped to catch on with the Rangers as a long / middle relief pitcher.

Prior to the Vespers, Pedro III had constructed and outfitted a fleet for war and upon the pope's inquiry of the need for such a great war fleet, Pedro stated that it was to be used against the followers of Islam along the northern coast of Africa as he had legitimate interests in trade there and he needed to protect them.

Visiting pilots can call the airfield on 132. 425 MHz, although PPR ( Prior Permission Required ) is stated for landing.

Prior to 1834, all church publications and documents stated that the church was organized in the Smith log home in Manchester, New York.

Prior to the film's release, Disney stated that it would be their last film in their animated features canon to use traditional animation.

" Prior to the 2006 presidential elections, he stated that the Georgian-Ossetian conflict was not an inter-ethnic, but clearly a political one caused by Georgia's desire to impose on Ossetians the norms of Western democracy which could not be superior to the Caucasian traditional laws.

Prior to the match, St Kilda coach Stan Alves complained about the situation and stated that his team is " not going to go kamikaze " and risk an injury when they don't have much chance of winning.

Prior to the launch of the NAA, Charles Clarke, the then Secretary of State for Education and Skills stated that the separation of these two roles, made possible by the creation of the new agency, would decrease what was regarded by the government as conflicting responsibilities.

Prior to the album's release, Ben Gibbard stated: "... unlike The Photo Album, I feel like this record is definitely more like a proper album.

Prior to March 1, 2004, the official Saudi government website stated that Jews were forbidden from entering the country.

Prior to this incident, Stronach had stated in an interview that she was against two-tier health care.

Prior to the Chambers reference, the color had first been used in 1585 in a book by Nicolas De Nicolay where he stated " the tulbant of the merchant must be skie coloured ".

Prior to the passage of the bill, a statement from Taipei's Mainland Affairs Council and a resolution overwhelming passed by the ROC legislature stated that the status quo is that the Republic of China is sovereign and independent.

Prior to the study ’ s release, the Labor Department ’ s inspector general stated that young trainees were twice as likely to rely on food stamps after JTPA involvement due to the fact that the training showed the individuals how to apply for food stamps ( 2 ).

Prior to his resignation, Sorensen stated his intent to write Kennedy's biography, calling it " the book that President Kennedy had intended to write with my help after his second term.