Abraham's bosom
Americannoun
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"No, it is more than six months since that Mother in Israel departed to Abraham's bosom," replied Joab, lowering his tone.
From Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History by A. L. O. E.
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
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 could bid His angels fly swiftly, and shut the lions' mouths, or better still, convoy our spirits to the marriage supper of the Lamb—to the repose of Abraham's bosom.
From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by Withrow, William Henry
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.
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