The Pentateuch

The Pentateuch as a chiasm

1. A
   Looking backwardGenesis
2. B
   Israel in EgyptExodus 1:1–13:16
3. C
   Israel in the wildernessExodus 13:17–18:27
4. D
   Israel at Mt. SinaiExodus 19:1–40:38
5. X
   At Mt. SinaiLeviticus
6. D′
   Israel at Mt. SinaiNumbers 1:1–10:10
7. C′
   Israel in the wildernessNumbers 10:11–21:35
8. B′
   Israel in MoabNumbers 22:1–36:13
9. A′
   Looking forwardDeuteronomy