Genesis 1:2
"But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water."
Was the earth covered with water or dry at first?
Contrasting Link: Genesis 2:4 →
It is said: "In the first creation account the earth was first covered with water and land did not appear until later. In the second creation account there was no water at first. The earth was dry land and was later watered by a mist."
But the second verse set does not say that "there was no water at first" at all. It says that there was no rain, which is not quite the same thing.