Abraham's bosom

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

His Pulitzer Prize-winning 1927 play “In Abraham’s Bosom” is about an African American field worker eager to open a school for black children.

From Washington Post

Kaskel: Yes, and that is why we have come unto Father Abraham’s bosom, seeking protection.

From Time

Kaskel: “Yes, and that is why we have come unto Father Abraham’s bosom, asking protection.”

From New York Times

"Dear Child! dear happy Girl! if thou appear Heedless—untouched with awe or serious thought, Thy nature is not therefore less divine: Thou liest in Abraham's bosom all the year; And worship'st at the Temple's inner shrine, God being with thee when we know it not."

From Project Gutenberg

If by the hangman, he is told that, provided he repents before eight o'clock in the morning, he may find himself nestling in Abraham's bosom before nine.

From Project Gutenberg