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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;

:A2 (6:10): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;

:'''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) — God's promised near-future literal watering of all the planet's flesh unto destruction:

:::B1 (6:14-18): 1/2) the LORD instructs Noah (6:14-16); 2/2) God's covenant with Noah (6:17-18);

:#the earth before the LORD God (6:11);

::::B2 (6:19-22): animals on the ark;

:#the earth's flesh (6:12);

:::::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);

:#God's confirmation to Noah (6:13);

::::::C1 (7:6-9): waters upon the earth accumulate;

:::'''B1''' (6:14–18):

:::::::C2 (7:10-12): sevenfold passing of time;

::#the LORD instructs Noah (6:14–16);

::::::::C3 (7:13-17a): forty days;

::#God's covenant with Noah (6:17–18);

:::::::::D1 (7:17b-20): mountains submerged in flood waters;

::::'''B2''' (6:19–22): animals on the ark;

::::::::::D2 (7:21-23): redemption in the ark;

:::::'''B3''' (7:1–5):

:::::::::::D3 (7:24): 150 days;

::::#Noah and his house (7:1–4);

::::::::::::D4 (8:1a): '''God remembers Noah and all flesh on the ark''';

::::#Noah obeys all of the LORD God's commandments (7:5);

:::::::::::D3' (8:1b-3): 150 days;

::::::'''C1''' (7:6–9): waters upon the earth accumulate;

::::::::::D2' (8:4): redemption in the ark;

:::::::'''C2''' (7:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;

:::::::::D1' (8:5): tops of mountains visible again;

::::::::'''C3''' (7:13–17a): forty days;

::::::::C3' (8:6-9): forty days;

:::::::::'''D1''' (7:17b–20): mountains submerged in flood waters;

:::::::C2' (8:10-12): sevenfold passing of time;

::::::::::'''D2''' (7:21–23): redemption in the ark;

::::::C1' (8:13-14): waters upon the earth dried off;

:::::::::::'''D3''' (7:24): 150 days;

:::::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);

::::::::::::'''D4''' (8:1a): '''God remembers Noah and all flesh on the ark''';

::::B2' (8:20-22): animals on the ark;

:::::::::::'''D3'''' (8:1b–3): 150 days;

:::B1' (9:1-11): 1/2) the LORD instructs Noah (9:1-7); 2/2) God's covenant with Noah (9:8-11);

::::::::::'''D2'''' (8:4): redemption in the ark;

::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);

:::::::::'''D1'''' (8:5): tops of mountains visible again;

:A2' (9:18-27): Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth;

::::::::'''C3'''' (8:6–9): forty days;

A1' (9:28-29): Noah's generations

:::::::'''C2'''' (8:10–12): sevenfold passing of time;

::::::'''C1'''' (8:13–14): waters upon the earth dried off;

:::::'''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;

:::'''B1'''' (9:1–11):

::#the LORD instructs Noah (9:1–7);

::#God's covenant with Noah (9:8–11);

::'''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);

:#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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