ut the _first_ narrative, the Creator is always spoken
of by the name Elohim (God), whereas, throughout the _second_
account, as well as the story of the Fall, he is always called
Jehovah Elohim (Lord God), except when the writer seems to
abstain, for some reason, from placing the name Jehovah in the
mouth of the serpent.[6:14] This accounts naturally for the
above contradictions. It would appear that, for some reason,
the productions of two pens have been here united, without any
reference to their inconsistencies."[6:15]

Dr. Kalisch, who does his utmost to maintain--as far as his knowledge of
the truth will allow--the general historical veracity of this narrative,
after speaking of the _first_ account of the Creation, says:

"But now the narrative seems not only to pause, but to go
backward. The grand and powerful climax seems at once broken
off, and a languid repetition appears to follow. _Another
cosmogony is introduced, which, to complete the perplexity,
is, in many important features, in direct contradiction to the
former._

"_It would be dishonesty to conceal these difficulties. It
would be weakmindedness and cowardice. It would be flight
instead of combat. It would be an ignoble retreat, instead of
victory. We confess there is an apparent dissonance._"[6:16]

Dr. Knappert says:[7:1]

"The account of the Creation from the hand of the _Priestly
author_ is utterly different from the _other narrative_,
beginning at the fourth verse of Genesis ii. Here we are told
that God created Heaven and Earth in six days, and rested on
the _seventh_ day, obviously with a view to bring out the
holiness of the Sabbath in a strong light."

Now that we have seen there are two different and contradictory accounts
of the Creation, to be found in the first two chapters of Genesis, we
will endeavor to learn if there is sufficient reason to believe they are
copies of _more ancient legends_.

We have seen that, according to the first account, God divided the work
of creation into _six_ days. This idea agrees with that of the ancient
_Persians_.

The Zend-Avesta--the sacred writings of the Parsees--states that the
Supreme being Ahuramazda (Ormuzd), created the universe and man in _six_
successive periods of time, in the following order: First, the Heavens;
second, the Waters; third, the Earth; fourth, the Trees