That hope was held out when God told the serpent used by Satan in Eden: “I shall put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel. ”
See lootus toodi esile, kui Jumal ütles Eedenis Saatana poolt kasutatud maole: „Ma tõstan vihavaenu sinu ja naise vahele, sinu seemne ja tema seemne vahele, kes purustab su pea, aga kelle kanda sa salvad! ”