Comparison of the two Creation Accounts

Overall comparison

The main similarities between the two creation accounts are they both state that humans are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). They also show that God created a perfect world, "God saw that everything he had made, it was very good" (Genesis 1:31). In both accounts, it shows that God is the creator of everything, "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1) "the Lord God made the earth and the heavens" (Genesis 2:4). The main differences between the two accounts are Genesis 1 focuses on the creation of the earth but Genesis 2 focuses on the creation of human beings. Genesis 1 is more formal as it is structured in paragraphs according to each day whereas Genesis 2 is more personal, "every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat" (Genesis 2:16). Another difference is the order of creation, in Genesis 1, animals were created first (Genesis 1:20-25). However, in Genesis 2, the creation of man is mentioned before the creation of animal life.