I do not see two different accounts. I see one account, written twice. One is an overview and one is in detail. I only came to that conclusion after carefully studying scripture passage by passage with study tools, and armed with the knowledge of how stories were written in that time period.
"I've noticed that the fire-breathing literalists tend to appear at the beginning of these threads, spew all over the place, and quietly disappear as the discussion begins to become more cogent and coherent, and begins to bring in logic and examples."
I am not here to debate the literality of Genesis. I was only giving an honest answer to a question that was posed. I will not debate it and I am no teacher of Scripture. As far as I'm concerned, it's not open to debate.
I was neither rude to you, nor was I spewing. And as far as not answering you right away...some of us do have children, husbands, and jobs that are of more importance than sitting for hours on end in front of a computer screen debating the literality of the bible and putting down other people.
I'm sorry that you misunderstood me. I didn't say that you were rude, or spewing. I was more concerned with the fact that many on these threads say something provocative and then when asked for clarification or elaboration tend to disappear. Since you are here, I am obviously not saying that you do that. In fact, I appreciate your contribution to the discussion.