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Method of Presentation
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xi Method of Presentation The.biographical.entries.are.arranged.alphabetically.by.name..If.two.or.more. people.share.the.same.name,.the.entries.are.ordered.and.numbered.according.to. their.first.appearance.in.the.Bible. . The.name.of.the.person.is.shown.on.the.first.line.of.each.entry,.accompanied .by.information.about.the.origin.of.the.name.and.its.meaning..The.second.line. contains.the.biblical.citation.(book,.chapter,.and.verse).in.which.the.name.is.first. mentioned..This.is.followed.by.the.century.in.which.the.person.lived..The.dates.are. all.before.the.common.era.(b.c.e.)..For.individuals.mentioned.in.the.early.parts.of.the. Book.of.Genesis,.the.date.is.listed.as.Antediluvian.(before.the.flood). . The.speeches.and.dialogues.of.the.characters.in.the.text.are.quotations.taken. from.the.new.Jewish.Publication.Society.translation.(1985). ...