Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and others like them believed in the resurrection of the dead and looked forward to life on earth under God’s Kingdom, “the city having real foundations. ”
فَقَدْ آمَنَ هَابِيلُ وَأَخْنُوخُ وَنُوحٌ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ وَأَمْثَالُهُمْ بِقِيَامَةِ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ وَتَطَلَّعُوا بِشَوْقٍ إِلَى ٱلْحَيَاةِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي ظِلِّ حُكْمِ مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ ،‏ « ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي لَهَا أَسَاسَاتٌ حَقِيقِيَّةٌ » .‏