Abraham's bosom
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"He hath, I trust, been found of the Good Shepherd; and he now sleepeth in Abraham's bosom!"
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John
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
Then Jesus showed the two men in the next world, Lazarus the beggar now in Abraham's bosom, and the son of good fortune enduring torment.
From Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day by Brown, Charles Reynolds
What became of them afterwards?—Angels took them to Abraham's bosom.
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
In this frame of mind, we presume, he has sailed to glory, and his family hope to meet him there snug in Abraham's bosom.
From Flowers of Freethought (First Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
