Abraham's bosom

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The angels carried the poor beggar to rest and bliss in Abraham's bosom.

From The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity by Orr, Charles Ebert

“De good buk done promised dat we shall lie in Fadder Abraham’s bosom, an’ we knows we will.

From A Daughter of the Union by Madison, Lucy Foster

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

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

You know the story of the rich man who could not get to Abraham's bosom because there was a gulf fixed.

From Lady Anna by Trollope, Anthony