Heir of the world to come / righteous destined for paradise
One who is granted a place in the Garden of Eden; entitled to eternal life.
(“From here they said: anyone who acquires four cubits of land in the Land of Israel is assured that he is a son of the world to come.” — Midrash Zutah, Ruth, section 4)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בֶּן עוֹלָם הַבָּא
Definition (Hebrew)
זָכָה לְכָךְ שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בְּגַן עֵדֶן. זָכָה לְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם.
("מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ כָּל הַקּוֹנֶה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֻבְטָח לוֹ שֶׁהוּא בֶּן עוֹלָם הַבָּא"-מִדְרַשׁ זוּטָא, רוּת (בּוּבֶּר) פָּרָשָׁה ד)