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, Parsons stated that he wanted his body cremated at Joshua Tree and his ashes spread over Cap Rock, a prominent natural feature there ; however, Parsons ' stepfather arranged for a private ceremony back in New Orleans and neglected to invite any of his friends from the music industry.

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 its formal founding, the area was the site of several American Revolutionary War battles: Williams ' Plantation, Dec. 31, 1780 ; Mud Lick, March 2, 1781 ; and Bush River, May 1781.

Prior to the opening of McMillen, T. H. Williams High School in Plano served Murphy.

Prior to fall 2006, Williams Elementary School, Marsh Middle School, and W. T. White High School served western Highland Park.

Prior to Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, Williams never used the slide-step delivery in his career, and this may have cut back on his velocity.

Prior to her career in television journalism, Williams spent over a decade with BBC Radio after joining the corporation in 1985.

Prior to this Spencer had shown decisive form in defeating David Taylor 16 – 5 and Rex Williams 16 – 7.

Prior to the 2005 season, Pizzonia was in a virtual shoot-out with German Nick Heidfeld for the second race seat at Williams alongside Webber.

Prior to joining The Supremes, Greene sang with Ray Charles ' Raelettes and Stevie Wonder's Wonderlove, which paired her with Deniece Williams and Shirley Brewer.

Prior to the 1982 VFL season, Williams trained in the pre-season with the Carlton Football Club ( to which the Bendigo Football League was zoned ), but the Blues ultimately rejected him, deterred by his lack of speed and fitness.

Prior to the draft, there was an effort by New Orleans Saints ' head coach Mike Ditka and management to get the Cincinnati Bengals ' high draft position so the Saints could get Ricky Williams.

Prior to entering the college ranks, Williams was a successful high school basketball coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, New Jersey.

Prior to a Senate vote on his expulsion, Williams resigned on March 11, 1982.

Prior to releasing " Daddy's Little Girl ", Nikki D was on tour in Europe for a year with fellow R & B artist Alyson Williams.

Prior to Williams ' operations, there were a variety of stagecoach operators in the city:

Prior to working for Honda, Willis was employed as chief aerodynamicist by the Williams Formula One team and also worked as a consultant at the Leyton House team in the early 1990s.

Prior to the occasion Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams declared, " Tredders will go down in history, certainly in his first 200 games anyway, as the best player that's ever played for the club ".

Prior to the 2004 – 05 season ( after four seasons in Chicago ), Crawford was traded, along with Jerome Williams, to the Knicks for Dikembe Mutombo, Othella Harrington, Frank Williams and Cezary Trybanski.

Prior to the start of the 2005 season, Williams announced that she would retire after the season ended, saying that she will concentrate on raising her adopted twins, as well as serving as an assistant coach for Skyline ' high school Girls basketball team in Salt Lake City, Utah, and launching a new career in the real estate business.

Prior to its closure, the Head of House was Mr David Mason and his Assistant was Mr Thomas Williams.

Prior to 2011, the station did not air local news weekday mornings ( offering religious programming from 5 to 6 a. m. and a simulcast of the Don Williams radio talk show from WOND from 6 to 7 a. m .).

Prior to her election the Crosby seat was generally considered a Conservative Party stronghold, like its predecessor seat, with Tory MPs elected at every election, except for the Crosby by-election, 1981, when Shirley Williams of the Social Democratic Party was elected.

Prior to joining Aetna, Williams served as Group President, and President of WellPoint Health Networks ' Blue Cross of California subsidiary, having joined WellPoint's predecessor firm, Blue Cross of California in 1987.