Genesis 3:15 is the first prophecy in the Bible about the coming Messiah. This prophecy is not vague or general—it is incredibly precise and theological. It speaks of a Seed of the woman, which is an unnatural expression in Hebrew. The Interlinear Hebrew proves that this is not simply a poetic phrase, but a deliberate divine mystery pointing toward the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.
Genesis 3:15 – Literal Translation with Interlinear Hebrew
וְאֵיבָ֣ה ׀ אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין זַרְעָ֑הּ
ve-eyvah ashit beynkha u-veyn ha’ishah u-veyn zarakha u-veyn zaraʿah
Literal:
“And enmity I will put between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed”
▪︎ The Hebrew word זֶרַע – zera‘ means seed. It is grammatically masculine and in every other context in the Tanakh (Old Testament), it refers to male descendants, or sperm from a man.
▪︎ But here the word is זַרְעָהּ – zar‘ah, with the feminine suffix -ah meaning “her seed.”
This is theologically shocking: women do not biologically carry seed—they receive it. According to the laws of reproduction, the zera‘ belongs to the man. But God deliberately says: “her seed.” That’s not a biological error, it’s a prophecy.
This unnatural phrase forces the reader to ask: how can a woman have seed without a man? And the only answer is: by a miracle.
This is not just Hebrew poetry—it is the first prophecy of the virgin birth of the Messiah.
Why is "her seed" so important?
Because throughout the Torah and Tanakh, genealogies are traced through the father’s seed—never the woman. Here are examples:
▪︎ Genesis 12:7 – “To your seed I will give this land” (zera‘ of Abraham)
▪︎ Genesis 17:7 – “I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you”
▪︎ Numbers 25:13 – “It shall be to him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood”
Yet in Genesis 3:15, the promised Savior is not traced through any man. Not through Adam, not through Abraham, not through David—not at this point. The identity begins with the woman alone.
This is the first glimpse of the Messiah, who would be born of a virgin woman, without human father, by divine conception.
Isaiah 7:14 confirms the virgin birth with exact Hebrew words
יֵ֠שֵׁב הָעַלְמָ֨ה הָרָ֤ה וְיֹלֶ֙דֶת֙ בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֖את שְׁמ֥וֹ עִמָּֽנוּ אֵֽל
hinneh ha‘almah harah ve-yoledet ben ve-qarat shemo Immanu El
“Behold, the virgin (ha‘almah) will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call his name Immanuel (God with us)”
▪︎ Almah – עַלְמָה specifically means an unmarried, sexually pure young woman.
▪︎ The use of almah shows this is not a normal birth from a married couple.
The New Testament confirms this grammar exactly
Galatians 4:4 – Greek Interlinear
Ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ,
γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον
Literal:
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law.”
The Greek says:
γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός – genomenon ek gynaikos
“Having come forth from a woman.”
No man is mentioned. No father. Just “from a woman.” Paul the Pharisee knew the Torah. He is deliberately echoing Genesis 3:15 and its use of “her seed.” This is not random. It is a direct fulfillment.
The biological miracle: no man’s seed used
Luke 1:34-35 (AMP):
“Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin and have no intimacy with any man?’ Then the angel replied to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.’”
She had no zera‘ from a man. The zera‘ was divine—seed placed by the Ruach HaKodesh, not from human sperm.
Thus:
▪︎ Her womb carried the seed
▪︎ Her seed (zera‘ah) fulfilled Genesis 3:15
▪︎ She gave birth to the One who crushed the head of the serpent.
The crushing of the serpent’s head: What does it mean?
Genesis 3:15 continues:
“He shall crush your head, and you shall bruise His heel.”
Hebrew: ה֚וּא יְשׁוּפְךָ רֹאשׁ
hu yeshufkha rosh – “He will crush your head”
This verse shows the Messiah’s victory: though the serpent would harm the heel of the Messiah (the cross), the Messiah would crush Satan’s head (final victory over sin and death).
Only Jesus fulfills this. He died, yet rose again. He destroyed death. He crushed the serpent.
Conclusion: Only Jesus Fulfills "Her Seed"
▪︎ The Hebrew word zera‘ah (her seed) is a grammatical anomaly
▪︎ It predicts a supernatural birth
▪︎ Isaiah confirms the virgin conception
▪︎ The Gospels report it clearly
▪︎ Paul repeats the same grammar
▪︎ No other human has ever been born this way
Only one person in all of history was born of a woman without a man: Yeshua, Jesus the Christ.
He is not just a prophet. He is not just a teacher. He is the arm of YHWH revealed.
Isaiah 53:1
“Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
John 12:38 quotes this, saying it was fulfilled in Jesus.
Jesus is the arm of God. The Word made flesh. Born of a virgin. He fulfills the seed of the woman. He crushed the serpent. He is YHWH in the body of a man.
No pope. No prophet. No religion. Only the Seed of the Woman can save. Only Jesus.
