Doesn’t Genesis 1 & 2 Contradict Each Other?
A: No. Genesis 1 is a detailed account of the Creation Week. Genesis 2 focuses on the sixth day when man was created.
Originally Genesis was written on stone or clay tablets so if a new tablet was started it would be necessary to begin with a summary. Verses 1-6 of Genesis 2 offer a summary of Creation Week. Then, starting at verse 7, we’re told in detail how God created man and how he was to live.
* For further study:
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Genesis1 & 2: Complementary Not Contradictory
http://answersingenesis.org/docs/1272.asp
- Don’t
Genesis 1 & 2 Contradict Each Other?
http://www.carm.org/diff/Gen_1.htm