Abraham's bosom

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Unfortunately I have as yet only the title; but it is a beautiful one, for the piece is to be called: 'In Abraham's bosom.'

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

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 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

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

It transfigures beggars into Lazaruses lying at rest in Abraham's bosom.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby