It is claimed that this first account of creation contradicts the second account in Gen 2:4-25. This is an invented problem. The second account starts with v. 6. Genesis 1 is written in a literay style which can be mapped similar to poetry. It is of the form ABCabcA.

A = Day 1 - 'heavens and earth' and 'light'.

B = Day 2 - 'water'

C = Day 3 - 'dry ground'

a = Day 4 - 'lights'. Note v17 mentions heaven and earth.

b = Day 5 - 'waters'

c = Day 6 - 'earth'

A = Summary - heavens and earth.

Verse 5 clarifies which heavens and earth since it is also mentioned on Day 4. It is a bookend to the 'heavens and earth' BEFORE the plants and the herbs which were created on Day 3 (v.12).

The contradiction is invented.