We begin with the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. It only took until the fourth verse of Genesis for God to introduce the concept ...

And while being abusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously ...” ...

O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.