Chiasm in Genesis 12:6-13:18

I had originally mapped this chiasm from 12:14 to 13:4, but it's much larger. The most interesting thing about this is how it covers much of the same text as a parallelism in chapters 12-14. (See here.)



  • 12:6 – Abram stopped at the Oak of Moreh
    • 12:7 – God promised to give Canaan to Abram
      • 12:8 – Abram moved to Bethel
        • 12:14 - Abram traveled from Egypt to Bethel
          • 12:16 - Pharaoh gave livestock & servants to Abram
            • 12:20 - Pharaoh sent Abram away with his wife & all he had
            • 13:1 - Abram left Egypt with his wife & all he had
          • 13:2 - Abram rich in livestock, silver, & gold
        • 13:3-4 - Abram traveled from Egypt to Bethel
      • 13:11-12 – Abram moved from Bethel
    • 13:14-17 – God promised to make Abram a great nation & to give him Canaan
  • 13:18 – Abram stopped at the Oaks of Mamre

Abraham's faith was strengthened by every test. The continual growth of his material wealth was only a mundane reflection of his spiritual development.

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