Which places in the Bible have been suggested in Christianity as a basis for the possibility that some of humans before Christ could be saved?
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- In Genesis: Enoch (who was carried into heaven without dying) and Noah.
- In Job: Job. Job declared his faith that even if he died, in his flesh he would see God. In Job 42, God endorsed Job's statements about him.
- In Judges: Rahab, a prostitute of Jericho.
- In Ruth: Ruth, a Moabite, became an ancestor or King David of Israel.
- In 1 Kings: The Widow of Zarephath (and her son, whom Elijah raised from the dead). She was a resident of Sidon, not Israel.
- In 2 Kings: Naaman, a senior Syrian official, is healed by Elisha, then declares his faith in the God of Israel.
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