> Also was the first woman created after or before the animals? The two Genesis accounts seem to differ.
Oops, I shouldn’t have asked the question that way (with “first woman” — she’s after in both versions), but rather when was the first man created, before or after the animals?
After — Genesis 1:20-27
Before — Genesis 2:7-22
The discrepancy with the “first woman” is that in the first Genesis account man and woman appear to have been created at the same time. In the second, man is created first, then animals, then woman (when animals proved to be unsatisfactory companions for him).