Abraham's bosom

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"He hath, I trust, been found of the Good Shepherd; and he now sleepeth in Abraham's bosom!"

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, 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

Then, with a true spinster selfishness, I wished her good husband and beautiful boy "better off" in Abraham's bosom, and wondered what could make women so foolish as to get married.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 by Various

The angels carried the poor beggar to rest and bliss in Abraham's bosom.

From The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity by Orr, Charles Ebert

In every experience meeting one part of his testimony was always in standing type—the ambition to be at home in glory, and particularly to rest in Abraham's bosom.

From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra