Abraham's bosom

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The “evil things” of Lazarus—good they might have been called—had led him to still higher honours, and had prepared him to be carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom.

From The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841 by Various

It is possible that like the “dear child, dear girl,” he lay in Abraham’s bosom “all the year,” but he communicates the fact, he impresses us with the fact, but seldom.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred

Unfortunately I have as yet only the title; but it is a beautiful one, for the piece is to be called: 'In Abraham's bosom.'

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22And it came to pass, that the beggar died; and he was borne away by the angels into Abraham's bosom.

From The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union. by American Bible Union

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