The history told in Genesis is structured by the toledoth expression (see the note on the structure of Genesis 2:4-25) and ends with the twelve sons of Jacob and thus the beginning of Israel, which is the people of the twelve tribes. In the history of this people, God is already working toward the arrival of his Son, Jesus Christ, on earth. The promise of God to Abraham points this out (Genesis 12:1–3). He is the seed that was promised in Genesis 3:15, who shall bruise the head of the serpent (see also Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:19). For his victory, see the end of history in the book of Revelation. In his death on the cross and resurrection from the grave, Jesus Christ took the power of death from Satan and in essence he broke Satan’s power. The continuation of the toledoth expression in Ruth 4:18 shows that the coming of Jesus as the great son of David—as the outcome of the history of heaven and earth—is on the horizon. By faith we, the Gentiles, together with the faithful Jews, have a place in the people of Abraham and thus, the promise to Abraham also comes to us (Romans 3:21 – 5:11; Galatians 3:29).