Wow, just brought it up as part of the conversation. Is this the reception an observant Jew can expect when he comes to learn how to counter missionary arguments? "Learn our Aleph-Bet"?

Do you realize that idolaters and atheists use this story from Midrash against us? Do you realize they say we're grasping for straws to bury an apparent contradiction in B'reisheet? Surely you must - this board has some high-quality educational material.

R. Daniel, I'm in your camp. Hold your fire!