Abraham's bosom

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"Certainly, madame; we are hid here as if in Abraham's bosom."

From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules

After giving up all hope of her sweet repose in Abraham's bosom, I sailed some years ago for Europe.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted

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 Holyoake, George Jacob

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

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

The “evil things” of Lazarus—good they might have been called—had led him to still higher honours, and had prepared him to be carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom.

From The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841 by Various