Genesis 2 contains a shift in the name of God described as the creator of heaven and earth. This shift can be easily seen in the "Names of God (NOG)" version of the English bible:
Elohim is somewhat of a generic name for God and as it is plural, it is the same word used to refer to "gods" or "deities." Yahweh represents the personal name of the Hebrew God and is used in place of the tetragrammaton (YHWH). This can be overlooked in other English versions although some try to indicate this name with the capitalized "LORD." Even with that aid the word may be mistaken as a title as in "Lord Baltimore."Genesis 2:1 Heaven and earth and everything in them were finished. 2 By the seventh day Elohim had finished the work he had been doing. On the seventh day he stopped the work he had been doing. 3 Then Elohim blessed the seventh day and set it apart as holy, because on that day he stopped all his work of creation.
4 This is the account of heaven and earth when they were created, at the time when Yahweh Elohim made earth and heaven.
Perhaps the first three verses here should have been included with Genesis 1 as they conclude that version of the creation tale. Genesis 2:4 begins the second version of the creation account.
What does this shift indicate?
Could it represent the shift to a different author?
Does it indicate the inclusion of two conflicting accounts identifying two different Gods responsible for creation?
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