Abraham's bosom

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"He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel;" and my heart shall rejoice before I go hence, and ascend into Father Abraham's bosom.'

From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various

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

What became of them afterwards?—Angels took them to Abraham's bosom.

From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

“What does Abraham’s bosom mean?” asked the captain.

From The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Simon's angel had gone to Abraham's bosom, and the eldest of the female cherubs, who had now assumed the appearance of a full-grown woman, kept house for the bereaved Rump.

From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by Yellott, George