3:14–19; 8:21–9:7) and also incidentally in other pericopes (e.g. 4:1ff.). On the other hand, chs. 1–11 tend to be more fragmented than chs. 12–50, and as a result the plot Announcement appears to be less well integrated than is the case with the respective Announcements in chs. 12–50. Nevertheless, while there may not be so many smooth transitions in the plot of the primaeval history, every episode can be related to the Announcement of 1:28 in one way or another, without any special pleading. As