Contradiction with Genesis 1:1
Genesis 1:1 describes the creation of the heavens and the earth as occurring at the very beginning, whereas Genesis 2:4 provides a summary that seems to introduce a more detailed account of creation, leading to differing interpretations of the sequence and nature of creation events.
Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Contradiction with Genesis 1:11-12
In Genesis 1:11-12, plants are created before humans, while Genesis 2:4-7 suggests a sequence where there was no plant before man was formed, contradicting the order of creation.
Genesis 1:11-12: And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. [grass: Heb. tender grass]
Contradiction with Genesis 1:24-26
Genesis 1:24-26 states that animals and humans were created on the same day, yet Genesis 2:18-19 seems to imply that animals were created after Adam, contradicting the sequence.
Genesis 1:24-26: And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Contradiction with Genesis 1:27
Genesis 1:27 indicates that man and woman were created simultaneously, whereas Genesis 2:21-22 depicts Eve being created from Adam's rib after him, suggesting a different order of creation.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Paradox #1
In the earlier chapter, the creation story is told in one order, and then in this part, it appears to be told in a different order. This can seem like a contradiction or inconsistency in how the events are described.