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I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
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The First Gospel Promise
Commentators unanimously identify this verse as the first proclamation of the gospel, often called the 'protoevangelium.' Immediately after humanity's fall, God promises a future Deliverer. This 'seed of the woman' would come to undo the serpent's work, offering a foundational hope for redemption that unfolds throughout the rest of Scripture.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁוּף shûp “bruise, wound.” τηρεῖν (= τερεῖν ?) tērein ἐκτρίβειν ektribein …
19th Century
Anglican
EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.
The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…
Baptist
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon…
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16th Century
Protestant
I will put enmity. I interpret this simply to mean that there would always be hostile strife between the human race and serpents, which is…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman Between whom there had been so much familiarity, not only while the…
God passes sentence; He begins where the sin began, with the serpent. The devil's instruments must share in the devil's punishments. Under the cove…
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