Genesis Flood Chiasm

The Genesis Flood Chiasm is the first out of four(?) fully subdivided 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);

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;

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;

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

C3 (7:13–17a): forty days;

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

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;

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

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

C3' (8:6–9): forty days;

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

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);

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);

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;

A1' (9:28–29): Noah's generations