What are the most prominent attributes of God in Genesis 1 ("The Beginning") and Genesis 2 ("Adam and Eve")?

Almost all
scholars of the Bible agree that
Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis 2:4 onward were written by two
different authors
and then placed together in the same book at a much later time. The two

different authors present creation differently and also present God somewhat
differently. They
even refer to God with different names: the author of
Genesis 1 uses the Hebrew word
elohim, which simply means
God, while the author of Genesis 2 uses Gods
proper name
Yahweh (which is often translated LORD).

The differences do not stop at the names of God, however. In
Genesis 1, creation is presented as
the triumph of order over chaos, and God
is the creator of order. He operates according to a
well-structured
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