Genesis 10-15

Genesis 10 & 11 follow the descendants from Noah to Abram (Abraham). For some reason Noah's first two sons (Ham & Japheth) are covered first. Then, at the beginning of Genesis 11, the story of the Tower of Babel is told. Then, we go back to Noah's descendents, this time following Shem's line down 10 generations to Abram.
Abram is called to go out to the land in Chapter 12 and (something I hadn't remembered) actually spends some time in Egypt during a famine. He is driven from Egypt by Pharaoh after the L-rd G-d being plagues upon Pharaoh b/c Pharaoh had taken Sarai as his wife. Sound familiar?
When they return out of Egypt (Chapter 13), Abram and his nephew Lot split up. Lot is caught up in a war (Chapter 14) and captured by enemites, but Abram mounts a brave rescue. Then, Abram is blessed by Melchizedek through a ceremony that involves bread and wine. Sound familiar?
I had never realized how much foreshadowing (foreshadowing can't be the right word, b/c this isn't fiction per se) there is in the Bible.
In Chapter 15, the L-rd G-d promises Abram that his descendents will be as numerous as the sky and then after a sacrifice, while Abram is asleep G-d tells Abram that his descendents will have to go through 400 years of slavery in Egypt before they receive the land he has promised Abram.