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Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Abraham
their forefather was believed by the Jews to be in the highest place of happiness, and their writings show that “to be with Abraham” and to be in his
bosom
were terms they used to express the highest security and happiness. Our
Lord
therefore used an expression that was well understood by His hearers and needed no explanation (
Luke 16:23
23
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:23)
). It stands in contrast to
hell
, or
hades
, and was therefore figurative of
heaven
.
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“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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