Abraham's+bosom
11ABRAHAM — (originally Abram; Heb. אַבְרָהָם, אַבְרָם), first patriarch of the people of Israel. The form Abram occurs in the Bible only in Genesis 11:26–17:5, Nehemiah 9:7, and I Chronicles 1:26. Otherwise, Abraham appears invariably, and the name is borne …
12Abraham — (). For Muslims, he is a prophet of Islam and the ancestor of Muhammad through his other son Ishmael born to him by his wife s servant, Hagar. Abraham is also a progenitor of the Semitic tribes of the Negev who trace their descent from their… …
13Abraham — Abraham1 [ā′brə ham΄] n. [Heb avraham, lit., father of many: the original form, avram, means “father is exalted”: see Gen. 17:5] 1. a masculine name: dim. Abe 2. Bible the first patriarch and ancestor of the Hebrews: Gen. 12 25 in Abraham s bosom …
14in Abraham's bosom — against Abraham s chest (Biblical) …
15Bosom of Abraham — The phrase Bosom of Abraham refers to the place of comfort in sheol (Greek: hades ) where the Jews said the righteous dead awaited Judgment Day. The phrase Bosom of Abraham is found in ; ) or the Bosom of Abraham (; sqq.), and of the highest form …
16Abraham — Wie in Abrahams Schoß sitzen: wie in der Seligkeit, wie im Paradies, in sehr guten Verhältnissen leben; ohne Sorgen, glücklich sein. Im biblischen Gleichnis vom ›reichen Mann und dem armen Lazarus‹ (Lk 16, 22) wird Lazarus von den Engeln in… …
17bosom of Abraham — noun the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death • Syn: ↑Abraham s bosom • Topics: ↑Luke, ↑Gospel of Luke, ↑Gospel According to Luke • Hypernyms: ↑Heaven …
18in Abraham's bosom — noun No longer living. Dead …
19in abraham's bosom — phrasal Usage: usually capitalized A : dead; specifically : in the realm of the blessed dead …
20Bosom of Abraham Trinity — The Bosom of Abraham Trinity, also known as the Trinity with souls, is a rare iconography apparently unique to English medieval alabaster sculpture, of which only twelve examples are known to have survived, although there were undoubtedly many… …
