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==== Literalism ====
The Geneva editors regarded their Bible as literal history. This included the history of [[creation]], the genealogy of the pre-[[Great Flood|Flood]] Patriarchs,<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5}}</ref> and the full history and exact timeline of the ancient [[Judaism|Jews]]. Some of their notes beg explanation—for example, their counting of the "four hundred years" of oppression of the Israelites<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=15|verses=13}}</ref> as beginning with the birth of [[Isaac]] and not with the entry of [[Jacob]] into [[Egypt]]. This, however, is a minor quibble.