The Covenant of Grace forms the basis of the later covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and the New Covenant in Christ.
U Kur'anu ih je spomenuto dvadeset pet, a najpoznatiji su: Adem (Adam), Nuh (Noa), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Mojsije), Isa (Isus) i Muhamed, i jednim imenom se nazivaju ulul-azm.