Abraham's bosom
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The sons of Edward sleep in Abraham's bosom.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John
I said to myself that if this one woman did not dwell under the same roof I should be as contented here as though I were in Abraham's bosom.
From The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History by Heyse, Paul
"Certainly, madame; we are hid here as if in Abraham's bosom."
From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules
O happy Lazarus, who is now blessed in Abraham's bosom, who enjoys an eternity of happiness for a moment's misery!
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
But they are not spoken of as in Paradise, or in Abraham’s bosom, but as “under the Altar.”
From The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State by Sanderson, Robert Edward
