Abraham's bosom

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Then Jesus showed the two men in the next world, Lazarus the beggar now in Abraham's bosom, and the son of good fortune enduring torment.

From Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day by Brown, Charles Reynolds

In this frame of mind, we presume, he has sailed to glory, and his family hope to meet him there snug in Abraham's bosom.

From Flowers of Freethought (First Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

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

I know Billy from A to Izzard, and, so far from layin' on Abraham's bosom, he couldn't git along with him till daybreak.

From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra

"Certainly, madame; we are hid here as if in Abraham's bosom."

From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules