The serpent must be a person. The word enmity in the Hebrew Scriptures is a specialized word that always refers to hatred between persons.10It is never used to describe enmity between an animal and a person. In this passage Satan has already deceived Adam and Eve. All three are now being addressed by God. What God says is astonishing! The Explanation of the Text Carefully examining this text, we find a number of things: God is speaking to the serpent, who is not an animal and is identified in the