Abraham's bosom

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noun

1. heaven, considered in the Bible as the reward of the righteous.

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Abraham's bosom

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

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

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)

He was the victim of scandal, and usually finished his anathemas on the village gossips by wishing that they were in "Father Abraham's bosom or some other old gentleman's."

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

"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