Genesis 1 |  Genesis 13 | Narrative structure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. | 1 - So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. | Narrative begins |
| 2 - Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. | 2 - Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold. | Side step and description of object/person from the previous verse (Waw disjunctive/ parenthetical clause) |
| 3 - And God said, “let there be light”, and there was light. | 3 - And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai. | Continuation of narrative (Waw consecutive) |