Abraham's bosom
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He who hath bereaved thee of life, would bereave thee even of our tears; but thou art resting on Abraham's bosom, where the tyrant can reach thee no more.
From Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History by A. L. O. E.
But they are not spoken of as in Paradise, or in Abraham’s bosom, but as “under the Altar.”
From The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State by Sanderson, Robert Edward
"He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel;" and my heart shall rejoice before I go hence, and ascend into Father Abraham's bosom.'
From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various
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
It transfigures beggars into Lazaruses lying at rest in Abraham's bosom.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby
