Genesis 2 : 5

This mention of no shrub yet growing seems to contradict the previous chapter where the shrubs grew on the third day. It would seem that this second chapter is a separate account of creation distinct from that in the first chapter, perhaps from a different source. The events in this chapter would have taken place during the six days of creation. The trees were created and the garden was planted on the third day, and Eve formed along with Adam on the sixth day.

The area at the confluence of two of the rivers mentioned in this chapter, the Euphrates and Tigris, was originally settled by the Sumerians and in their language Eden meant plain and it is possible that this is the original meaning of Eden so it was not the garden that was not called Eden but was the area that was called Eden. In Hebrew Eden means pleasure so it could be that it is the Garden of Delight, and not a place name at all. However it could has also been suggested that Eden was the valley plain between the Euphrates and the Tigris and after the Sumerians were driven from the land there was a longing to return to Eden.

Genesis 1 : 1 and 26

Right at the beginning of the Bible we see God, Elohim, expressed as a plural, which seems a bit odd: In the beginning the gods? This does not seem to agree with the sense that he is the one and only God, however it has been suggested that this is an obscure reference to the trinity at work in creation. On the other hand, Elohim is used frequently in the book of Genesis to refer to Jehovah Yahweh and therefore behaves as a singular noun, even though Elohim can mean gods. It has been suggested that since the accompanying verb is singular then Elohim is singular and instead refers to greatness. Not many gods but a great God.

However, in verse 26 we see plurality again as God now consults with himself before his final act of creation, with all three parts of the trinity active in the creation of man just as they were in the creation of the universe.
Please note that the account of creation in this chapter is neither scientific or myth; it is God's revelation of his work of creation. There are two purposes to the chapter: to show God as the originator of creation, and man as the ultimate goal of creation.