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

In every experience meeting one part of his testimony was always in standing type—the ambition to be at home in glory, and particularly to rest in Abraham's bosom.

From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Corra Harris

“What does Abraham’s bosom mean?” asked the captain.

From The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston

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 English Secularism A Confession Of Belief by George Jacob Holyoake

“In Abraham’s bosom she will not have more comfort,” said Tafet.

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Alexander Glovatski

When we keep our noses out of mischief, and strive to mind our duty, we shall be left in peace, and can sit here as quiet as though we lay in Abraham's bosom.

From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Bernhard Severin Ingemann