Sentence:  If this son was not the <WSD>promised</WSD> savior, at least he could be the forefather of the Messiah, and Eve knew it.  After expecting the <WSD>promised</WSD> seed for a hundred and thirty years, her hope and expectations had given place to despondency and hopelessness. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Due to become manifest because of a past promise.