# Noah's flood chiasm - `A` Noah (6:10a) - `B` Shem, Ham, and Japheth (6:10b) - `C` Ark to be built (6:14-16) - `D` Flood announced (6:17) - `E` Covenant with Noah (6:18-20) - `F` Food in the ark (6:21) - `G` Command to enter the ark (7:1-3) - `H` 7 days waiting for the flood (7:4-5) - `I` 7 days waiting for the flood (7:7-10) - `J` Entry to ark (7:11-15) - `K` God shuts Noah in (7:16) - `L` 40 days flood (7:17a) - `M` Waters increase (7:17b-18) - `N` Mountains covered (7:19-20) - `O` Waters prevail for 150 days (7:21-24) - `P` ==God remembers Noah== (8:1) - `O'` Waters abate for 150 days (8:3) - `N'` Mountain tops uncovered (8:4-5) - `M'` Waters abate (8:5) - `L'` 40 days (end of) (8:6a) - `K'` Noah opens a window ark (8:6a) - `J'` Raven and dove leave the ark (8:7-9) - `I'` 7 days waiting for waters to recede (8:10-11) - `H'` 7 days waiting for waters to recede (8:12-13) - `G'` Command to leave the ark (8:15-17 \[&22\]) - `F'` Food outside the ark (9:1-4) - `E'` Covenant with all flesh (9:8-10) - `D'` Promise of no flood (9:11-17) - `C'` Leaving the Ark (9:18a) - `B'` Shem, Ham and Japheth (9:18b) - `A’` Noah (9:19)