Abraham's bosom
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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
"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
We gaed frae Paris to the auld hame in Ettrick, an' 'twas like gae'n to Abraham's bosom frae the ither place.
From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.
It transfigures beggars into Lazaruses lying at rest in Abraham's bosom.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby
He who hath bereaved thee of life, would bereave thee even of our tears; but thou art resting on Abraham's bosom, where the tyrant can reach thee no more.
From Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History by A. L. O. E.
