The offspring of the woman
Genesis 3:15 — Meaning, Context and Bible Study
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Genesis 3:15 WEB
15I will put hostility 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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Context
God speaks to the serpent after the fall, announcing lasting conflict between the serpent and the woman's offspring, ending with a crushing blow to the serpent's head.
Read it in its setting. Christians have long read this as the first promise of a deliverer (sometimes called the "first gospel"). That is an interpretation; the verse itself does not name who the offspring is.