Editing Chiastic structure (section)

=== Genesis 17 ===
William Ramey has compiled several chiasms in the Hebrew Bible, including Genesis 17:1–25 (quoted in [[Donald Ostrowski]] 2006).{{sfn|Ostrowski|2006|p=570}}

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|+ Chiastic structure of [[Genesis 17]]:1–25{{sfn|Ostrowski|2006|p=570}}
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|A: [[Abram]]'s age ("When Abram was 99 years old..."; 1a)
:B: [[God in Judaism|God]] appears before Abram (1b)
::C: God's first speech (1b–2)
:::D: Abram falls on his face (3)
::::E: God's second speech ([[Abraham|Abram's name changed]], "nations from you and kings"; 4–8)
:::::X: God's third speech (the [[Covenant (biblical)|covenant]] of [[circumcision]]; 9–14)
::::E': God's fourth speech ([[Sarah|Sarai's name changed to Sarah]], "mother of nations, kings"; 15–16)
:::D': Abraham falls on his face (17–18)
::C': God's fifth speech (19–21)
:B': God "goes up" from Abraham (22)
A': Abraham's age ("Abraham was 99 years old..."; 24–25)
|}