[VRWC_minion]

If the very next verse is certainly a metaphor, as follows

15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel,

How are you so certain the preceeding verse refers to a snake ? In fact many if not most believe that the serpent is a fallen Angel sometimes called Satan.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

You know, Minnie...I should have known you'd turn this into an argument. No thanks, I think I'll pass.

[ZULU]

You are correct. Why these literalists think reading everythiong in the Bible so literally makes sense or amkes them better Christians is totally beyond me.

Rabbis have told me that the Torah must be studied in order to understand what the passages actually mean. You can't literally interpret EVERYTHING in it. They should know. The Old Testament is essentially a Jewish product.