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LT: A3/A3' additional clarification

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A3/A3' additional clarification

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LT: better formatting concision?

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better formatting concision?

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 '''A1''' (6:9): Noah's generations;
 :'''A2''' (6:10): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
-::'''A3''' (6:11–13):
+::'''A3''' (6:11–13) — God's promised near-future literal watering of all the planet's flesh unto destruction:
 :#the earth before the LORD God (6:11);
 :#the earth's flesh (6:12);
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 ::#the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7);
 ::#God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);
-::'''A3'''' (9:12–17):
+::'''A3'''' (9:12–17) — God's promised far-future spiritual watering of all the planet's flesh unto a final hope of redemption:
 :#the earth before the LORD God (9:12–13);
 :#the earth's flesh (9:14–16);

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 The '''Genesis Flood Chiasm''' is the first out of four(?)<ref>The others being the at-large chiasms for the three longer Johannine "books" of the New Testament: the Fourth Gospel, First Epistle to John, and Book of Revelation.</ref> fully subdivided<ref>The most basic, baseline chiastic format in the biblical sense follows an A–B–C–D-C'–B'–A' pattern, reflecting the shape of the Hebrew menorah. However, any of the three side branches can be split into three sub-branches, i.e. A/A' 🠂 A1–A2–A3... ...A3'–A2'–A1', and the D shaft can be split into an embedded mini-menorah a.k.a. D 🠂 D1–D2–D3–D4–D3'–D2'–D1'. It appears that only in the Genesis Flood Chiasm and at-large chiastic sequences in the three longer Johannine writings are the chiasms "fully" delineated in the sense all three outer branches are split into three sub-branches in addition to the shaft's embedded central mini-menorah.</ref> chiasmus-menorah literary patterns in the Bible:
-A1 (6:9): Noah's generations;
+'''A1''' (6:9): Noah's generations;
-:A2 (6:10): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
+:'''A2''' (6:10): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
-::A3 (6:11–13):
+::'''A3''' (6:11–13):
 :#the earth before the LORD God (6:11);
 :#the earth's flesh (6:12);
 :#God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);
-:::B1 (6:14–18):
+:::'''B1''' (6:14–18):
 ::#the LORD instructs Noah (6:14–16);
 ::#God's covenant with Noah (6:17–18);
-::::B2 (6:19–22): animals on the ark;
+::::'''B2''' (6:19–22): animals on the ark;
-:::::B3 (7:1–5):
+:::::'''B3''' (7:1–5):
 ::::#Noah and his house (7:1–4);
 ::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);
-::::::C1 (7:6–9): waters upon the earth accumulate;
+::::::'''C1''' (7:6–9): waters upon the earth accumulate;
-:::::::C2 (7:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
+:::::::'''C2''' (7:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
-::::::::C3 (7:13–17a): forty days;
+::::::::'''C3''' (7:13–17a): forty days;
-:::::::::D1 (7:17b–20): mountains submerged in flood waters;
+:::::::::'''D1''' (7:17b–20): mountains submerged in flood waters;
-::::::::::D2 (7:21–23): redemption in the ark;
+::::::::::'''D2''' (7:21–23): redemption in the ark;
-:::::::::::D3 (7:24): 150 days;
+:::::::::::'''D3''' (7:24): 150 days;
-::::::::::::D4 (8:1a): '''God remembers Noah and all flesh on the ark''';
+::::::::::::'''D4''' (8:1a): '''God remembers Noah and all flesh on the ark''';
-:::::::::::D3' (8:1b–3): 150 days;
+:::::::::::'''D3'''' (8:1b–3): 150 days;
-::::::::::D2' (8:4): redemption in the ark;
+::::::::::'''D2'''' (8:4): redemption in the ark;
-:::::::::D1' (8:5): tops of mountains visible again;
+:::::::::'''D1'''' (8:5): tops of mountains visible again;
-::::::::C3' (8:6–9): forty days;
+::::::::'''C3'''' (8:6–9): forty days;
-:::::::C2' (8:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
+:::::::'''C2'''' (8:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
-::::::C1' (8:13–14): waters upon the earth dried off;
+::::::'''C1'''' (8:13–14): waters upon the earth dried off;
-:::::B3' (8:15–19):
+:::::'''B3'''' (8:15–19):
 ::::#Noah and his house (8:15–17);
 ::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (8:18–19);
-::::B2' (8:20–22): animals on the ark;
+::::'''B2'''' (8:20–22): animals on the ark;
-:::B1' (9:1–11):
+:::'''B1'''' (9:1–11):
 ::#the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7);
 ::#God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);
-::A3' (9:12–17):
+::'''A3'''' (9:12–17):
 :#the earth before the LORD God (9:12–13);
 :#the earth's flesh (9:14–16);
 :#God's confirmation to Noah (9:17);
-:A2' (9:18–27): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
+:'''A2'''' (9:18–27): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
-A1' (9:28–29): Noah's generations
+'''A1'''' (9:28–29): Noah's generations
 ==References==

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 :A2 (6:10): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
 ::A3 (6:11–13):
-::#the earth before the LORD God (6:11);
+:#the earth before the LORD God (6:11);
-::#the earth's flesh (6:12);
+:#the earth's flesh (6:12);
-::#God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);
+:#God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);
 :::B1 (6:14–18):
-:::#the LORD instructs Noah (6:14–16);
+::#the LORD instructs Noah (6:14–16);
-:::#God's covenant with Noah (6:17–18);
+::#God's covenant with Noah (6:17–18);
 ::::B2 (6:19–22): animals on the ark;
 :::::B3 (7:1–5):
-:::::#Noah and his house (7:1–4);
+::::#Noah and his house (7:1–4);
-:::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);
+::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);
 ::::::C1 (7:6–9): waters upon the earth accumulate;
 :::::::C2 (7:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
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 ::::::C1' (8:13–14): waters upon the earth dried off;
 :::::B3' (8:15–19):
-:::::#Noah and his house (8:15–17);
+::::#Noah and his house (8:15–17);
-:::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (8:18–19);
+::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (8:18–19);
 ::::B2' (8:20–22): animals on the ark;
 :::B1' (9:1–11):
-:::#the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7);
+::#the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7);
-:::#God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);
+::#God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);
 ::A3' (9:12–17):
-::#the earth before the LORD God (9:12–13);
+:#the earth before the LORD God (9:12–13);
-::#the earth's flesh (9:14–16);
+:#the earth's flesh (9:14–16);
-::#God's confirmation to Noah (9:17);
+:#God's confirmation to Noah (9:17);
 :A2' (9:18–27): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
 A1' (9:28–29): Noah's generations

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 :A2 (6:10): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
 ::A3 (6:11–13):
-::*the earth before the LORD God (6:11);
+::#the earth before the LORD God (6:11);
-::*the earth's flesh (6:12);
+::#the earth's flesh (6:12);
-::*God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);
+::#God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);
 :::B1 (6:14–18):
-:::*the LORD instructs Noah (6:14–16);
+:::#the LORD instructs Noah (6:14–16);
-:::*God's covenant with Noah (6:17–18);
+:::#God's covenant with Noah (6:17–18);
 ::::B2 (6:19–22): animals on the ark;
 :::::B3 (7:1–5):
-:::::*Noah and his house (7:1–4);
+:::::#Noah and his house (7:1–4);
-:::::*Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);
+:::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);
 ::::::C1 (7:6–9): waters upon the earth accumulate;
 :::::::C2 (7:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
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 ::::::C1' (8:13–14): waters upon the earth dried off;
 :::::B3' (8:15–19):
-:::::*Noah and his house (8:15–17);
+:::::#Noah and his house (8:15–17);
-:::::*Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (8:18–19);
+:::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (8:18–19);
 ::::B2' (8:20–22): animals on the ark;
 :::B1' (9:1–11):
-:::*the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7);
+:::#the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7);
-:::*God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);
+:::#God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);
 ::A3' (9:12–17):
-::*the earth before the LORD God (9:12–13);
+::#the earth before the LORD God (9:12–13);
-::*the earth's flesh (9:14–16);
+::#the earth's flesh (9:14–16);
-::*God's confirmation to Noah (9:17);
+::#God's confirmation to Noah (9:17);
 :A2' (9:18–27): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
 A1' (9:28–29): Noah's generations

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−	The '''Genesis Flood Chiasm''' is the first out of four(?)<ref>The others being the at-large chiasms for the three longer Johannine "books" of the New Testament: the Fourth Gospel, First Epistle to John, and Book of Revelation.</ref> fully subdivided<ref>The most basic, baseline chiastic format in the biblical sense follows an A–B–C–D-C'–B'–A' pattern, reflecting the shape of the Hebrew menorah. However, any of the three side branches can be split into three sub-branches, i.e. A/A' 🠂 A1–A2–A3... ...A3'–A2'–A1', and the D shaft can be split into an embedded mini-menorah a.k.a. D 🠂 D1–D2–D3–D4–D3'–D2'–D1'. It appears that only in the Genesis Flood Chiasm and at-large chiastic sequences in the three longer Johannine writings are the chiasms "fully" delineated in the sense all three outer branches are split into three sub-branches in addition to the shaft's embedded central mini-menorah.</ref> chiasmus-menorah literary patterns in the Bible.	+	The '''Genesis Flood Chiasm''' is the first out of four(?)<ref>The others being the at-large chiasms for the three longer Johannine "books" of the New Testament: the Fourth Gospel, First Epistle to John, and Book of Revelation.</ref> fully subdivided<ref>The most basic, baseline chiastic format in the biblical sense follows an A–B–C–D-C'–B'–A' pattern, reflecting the shape of the Hebrew menorah. However, any of the three side branches can be split into three sub-branches, i.e. A/A' 🠂 A1–A2–A3... ...A3'–A2'–A1', and the D shaft can be split into an embedded mini-menorah a.k.a. D 🠂 D1–D2–D3–D4–D3'–D2'–D1'. It appears that only in the Genesis Flood Chiasm and at-large chiastic sequences in the three longer Johannine writings are the chiasms "fully" delineated in the sense all three outer branches are split into three sub-branches in addition to the shaft's embedded central mini-menorah.</ref> chiasmus-menorah literary patterns in the Bible:

	A1 (6:9): Noah's generations;		A1 (6:9): Noah's generations;

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−	The '''Genesis Flood Chiasm''' is the first out of four(?)<ref>The others being the at-large chiasms for the three longer Johannine "books" of the New Testament: the Fourth Gospel, First Epistle to John, and Book of Revelation.</ref> fully subdivided<ref>The most basic, baseline chiastic format in the biblical sense follows an A–B–C–D-C'–B'–A' pattern, reflecting the shape of the Hebrew menorah. However, any of the three side branches can be split into three sub-branches, i.e. A/A' ~~-->~~ A1–A2–A3... ...A3'–A2'–A1', and the D shaft can be split into an embedded mini-menorah a.k.a. D1–D2–D3–D4–D3'–D2'–D1'. It appears that only in the Genesis Flood Chiasm and at-large chiastic sequences in the three longer Johannine writings are the chiasms "fully" delineated in the sense all three outer branches are split into three sub-branches in addition to the shaft's embedded central mini-menorah.</ref> chiasmus-menorah literary patterns in the Bible.	+	The '''Genesis Flood Chiasm''' is the first out of four(?)<ref>The others being the at-large chiasms for the three longer Johannine "books" of the New Testament: the Fourth Gospel, First Epistle to John, and Book of Revelation.</ref> fully subdivided<ref>The most basic, baseline chiastic format in the biblical sense follows an A–B–C–D-C'–B'–A' pattern, reflecting the shape of the Hebrew menorah. However, any of the three side branches can be split into three sub-branches, i.e. A/A' 🠂 A1–A2–A3... ...A3'–A2'–A1', and the D shaft can be split into an embedded mini-menorah a.k.a. D 🠂 D1–D2–D3–D4–D3'–D2'–D1'. It appears that only in the Genesis Flood Chiasm and at-large chiastic sequences in the three longer Johannine writings are the chiasms "fully" delineated in the sense all three outer branches are split into three sub-branches in addition to the shaft's embedded central mini-menorah.</ref> chiasmus-menorah literary patterns in the Bible.

	A1 (6:9): Noah's generations;		A1 (6:9): Noah's generations;

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-The '''Genesis Flood Chiasm''' is the first out of four(?)<ref>The others being the at-large chiasms for the three longer Johannine "books" of the New Testament: the Fourth Gospel, First Epistle to John, and Book of Revelation.</ref> fully subdivided<ref>The most basic, baseline chiastic format in the biblical sense follows an A-B-C-D-C'-B'-A' pattern, reflecting the shape of the Hebrew menorah. However, any of the three side branches can be split into three sub-branches, i.e. A/A' --> A1-A2-A3... ...A3'-A2'-A1', and the D shaft can be split into an embedded mini-menorah a.k.a. D1-D2-D3-D4-D3'-D2'-D1'. It appears that only in the Genesis Flood Chiasm and at-large chiastic sequences in the three longer Johannine writings are the chiasms "fully" delineated in the sense all three outer branches are split into three sub-branches in addition to the shaft's embedded central mini-menorah.</ref> chiasmus-menorah literary patterns in the Bible.
+The '''Genesis Flood Chiasm''' is the first out of four(?)<ref>The others being the at-large chiasms for the three longer Johannine "books" of the New Testament: the Fourth Gospel, First Epistle to John, and Book of Revelation.</ref> fully subdivided<ref>The most basic, baseline chiastic format in the biblical sense follows an A–B–C–D-C'–B'–A' pattern, reflecting the shape of the Hebrew menorah. However, any of the three side branches can be split into three sub-branches, i.e. A/A' --> A1–A2–A3... ...A3'–A2'–A1', and the D shaft can be split into an embedded mini-menorah a.k.a. D1–D2–D3–D4–D3'–D2'–D1'. It appears that only in the Genesis Flood Chiasm and at-large chiastic sequences in the three longer Johannine writings are the chiasms "fully" delineated in the sense all three outer branches are split into three sub-branches in addition to the shaft's embedded central mini-menorah.</ref> chiasmus-menorah literary patterns in the Bible.
 A1 (6:9): Noah's generations;
 :A2 (6:10): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
-::A3 (6:11-13): 1/3) the earth before the LORD God (6:11); 2/3) the earth's flesh (6:12); 3/3) God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);
+::A3 (6:11–13): 1/3) the earth before the LORD God (6:11); 2/3) the earth's flesh (6:12); 3/3) God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);
-:::B1 (6:14-18): 1/2) the LORD instructs Noah (6:14-16); 2/2) God's covenant with Noah (6:17-18);
+:::B1 (6:14–18): 1/2) the LORD instructs Noah (6:14–16); 2/2) God's covenant with Noah (6:17–18);
-::::B2 (6:19-22): animals on the ark;
+::::B2 (6:19–22): animals on the ark;
-:::::B3 (7:1-5): 1/2) Noah and his house (7:1-4); 2/2) Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);
+:::::B3 (7:1–5): 1/2) Noah and his house (7:1–4); 2/2) Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);
-::::::C1 (7:6-9): waters upon the earth accumulate;
+::::::C1 (7:6–9): waters upon the earth accumulate;
-:::::::C2 (7:10-12): sevenfold passing of time;
+:::::::C2 (7:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
-::::::::C3 (7:13-17a): forty days;
+::::::::C3 (7:13–17a): forty days;
-:::::::::D1 (7:17b-20): mountains submerged in flood waters;
+:::::::::D1 (7:17b–20): mountains submerged in flood waters;
-::::::::::D2 (7:21-23): redemption in the ark;
+::::::::::D2 (7:21–23): redemption in the ark;
 :::::::::::D3 (7:24): 150 days;
 ::::::::::::D4 (8:1a): '''God remembers Noah and all flesh on the ark''';
-:::::::::::D3' (8:1b-3): 150 days;
+:::::::::::D3' (8:1b–3): 150 days;
 ::::::::::D2' (8:4): redemption in the ark;
 :::::::::D1' (8:5): tops of mountains visible again;
-::::::::C3' (8:6-9): forty days;
+::::::::C3' (8:6–9): forty days;
-:::::::C2' (8:10-12): sevenfold passing of time;
+:::::::C2' (8:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;
-::::::C1' (8:13-14): waters upon the earth dried off;
+::::::C1' (8:13–14): waters upon the earth dried off;
-:::::B3' (8:15-19): 1/2) Noah and his house (8:15-17); 2/2) Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (8:18-19);
+:::::B3' (8:15–19): 1/2) Noah and his house (8:15–17); 2/2) Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (8:18–19);
-::::B2' (8:20-22): animals on the ark;
+::::B2' (8:20–22): animals on the ark;
-:::B1' (9:1-11): 1/2) the LORD instructs Noah (9:1-7); 2/2) God's covenant with Noah (9:8-11);
+:::B1' (9:1–11): 1/2) the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7); 2/2) God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);
-::A3' (9:12-17): 1/3) the earth before the LORD God (9:12-13); 2/3) the earth's flesh (9:14-16); 3/3) God's confirmation to Noah (9:17);
+::A3' (9:12–17): 1/3) the earth before the LORD God (9:12–13); 2/3) the earth's flesh (9:14–16); 3/3) God's confirmation to Noah (9:17);
-:A2' (9:18-27): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
+:A2' (9:18–27): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;
-A1' (9:28-29): Noah's generations
+A1' (9:28–29): Noah's generations
 ==References==