gods have a story of origin and fail to transcend nature. Reading or hearing the creation accounts side by side, one would swiftly conclude that Israel’s God is uncreated, unrivalled and supreme. He has no match. Secondly, the means of creation are quite different. Most ancient Near Eastern creation stories involve warfare and violence. Two of the gods engage in battle, with the conquering god using the defeated victim as the raw materials for creation. Compare that with the Hebrew account where there