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Chiasm

Genesis 2:15–3:24

Genesis 2:15–3:244 matched frames1 pivot

Read down to the center, where the pattern turns; then rise back out through its mirror.

A 15 The man is placed in the garden of Eden
- B 16 God commands the man
  - C 22 The creation of woman
    - D 1 The serpent tempts Eve
      - E 6 The first sin
    - D' 14 The serpent is punished
  - C' 16 The woman is punished
- B' 17-19 The man is punished
A' 24 The man is driven out