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(Genesis 3:15). In this first prophecy an unusual phrase is used as Yahweh speaks of the woman’s
seed. The more common Biblical reference to offspring is always to the man’s seed. In prophesying
of the woman’s seed Yahweh was indicating that something very unusual would happen. The Savior
of mankind would be born of woman, but He would not be of the seed of Adamic man. He was to be
born of divine seed.

Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son,
and she will call His name Immanuel.”

Luke 1:31-35
“And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall name Him Yahshua. He
will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne
of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have
no end.” And Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered
and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will
overshadow you; and for that reason the holy offspring shall be called the Son of God.”

Ken Fleming, in his book God’s Voice in the Stars, writes:

The prophetic revelation in the heavens begins with the sign of Virgo. The picture of Virgo is that of
a woman with an ear of wheat in her left hand and a branch in her right hand... The name of the sign
is from the Latin and has a double connotation. Virgo means “A Virgin” and Virga means “A
Branch.” The Latin Vulgate uses both words as referring to Christ, as the Branch in Isaiah 11:1 and
as virgin-born in Matthew 1:23.

In the more ancient languages the same meanings are evident. The Hebrew name for it is “Bethulah,”
which is the common word used for a virgin in the Old Testament. The Arabs called it “Adarah”
(Virgin), and the Greeks called it “Parthenos,” which is the word for virgin in the New Testament:
“Behold, a virgin [parthenos] shall be with child and shall bring forth a son...” (Matthew 1:23). In
the traditions of these and other ancient peoples, she was not only a virgin but a “virgin mother.”
In Egypt she was named “Aspolio,” which means “The Seed,” thereby confirming the connection
between the virgin and her son.

The Greek Aratus, in his astronomical poem published in 270 B.C. wrote the following regarding this
constellation.

Beneath Bootes feet the Virgin seek,
Who carries in her hand a glittering spike.
Over her shoulder revolves a star
In the right wing, superlatively bright;
It rolls beneath the tail, and may compare
With the bright stars that deck the Greater Bear.
Upon her right shoulder one bright star is borne,
One clasps the circling girdle of her loins,