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Although the two biblical creation stories are quite different and even contradictory, there are some similarities, the most important being that the earth itself was uncreated.

In the first story (Genesis 1:1 to 2:4a - up to first sentence of 2:4) there was a pre-existing watery chaos. The ocean was already present and a wind moved across the surface. The seas rested on the dry land, which appeared on day 3 when God gathered the waters together. In the second story (Genesis 2:4b to 2:20), there was pre-existing dry land, but God had yet to make it rain for plants to grow.

Many experts in Hebrew have carefully examined the texts and confirm that this is what they say. In neither creation story was creation ex nihilo.

Both creation stories tell us that God created man and every living thing. In the first creation story, God created man last, to have dominion over all other creatures. In the second story, God created man (Adam) first of all, but woman was created last. In this story, man was not given dominion over all other creatures, but they were created as possible companions for him.

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