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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question:
In Genesis chapter 1, God forms animals, man, then woman. In chapter 2, it seems as if God created man, animals, then woman. Can you explain why there seems to be a difference? |
Bible Answer: JoyDaisy - There really aren't two accounts of God's creation. Chapter 2 of Genesis is an expansion of Chapter 1. Genesis 1 describes the creation of the entire universe including man and woman. Genesis 2 is more specific in its description of the creation of man and woman but doesn't repeat the story of creation recorded in the first chapter. Genesis 2:8 has been erroneously interpreted as describing the creation of vegetation, but it says only that God planted a garden, not that He created it at that time. Another frequent misinterpretation is of Genesis 2:19. It is not another description of the creation of animals coming after the creation of man. It simply refers back to the creation of the animals that God had created before man and later brought to Adam to see what he would call them. --Hank |
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