There are some that say that the Bible really says very little about Mary. However, that is quite contrary to the truth. There are actually a lot of references to Our Lady. For some of these references, you have to do a little bit of digging. Let’s start at the beginning of the Bible. She is first mentioned in Genesis 3:15, as the Woman whose offspring (Jesus) will crush the head of the serpent (Satan).
Genesis 3:15:"I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."
Luke 1:27:"Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee! Blessed art thou among women!"
This translation is very familiar to Catholics and the Bible, but let’s take a look at how other translations read
Luke 1:27. KJV:"...Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women."
RSV:"Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!"
NIV:"Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
It seems a great deal of effort is being put in place to minimize Gabriel's greeting to her. However, we can know that the greeting was unusual and astounding because of Mary's reaction to it no matter what translation one uses.
Luke 1:29:"But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be."
http://www.aboutcatholics.com/faith_beliefs/mary_in_bible/
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