abrahams bosom

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abrahams bosom - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Abraham's bosom
  (Luke 16:22,23) refers to the custom of reclining on couches at
  table, which was prevalent among the Jews, an arrangement which
  brought the head of one person almost into the bosom of the one
  who sat or reclined above him. To "be in Abraham's bosom" thus
  meant to enjoy happiness and rest (Matt. 8:11; Luke 16:23) at
  the banquet in Paradise. (See BANQUET; MEALS.)