Category:Bosom

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Bosom - In the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one's bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy (Genesis 16:5; 2 Samuel 12:8). Christ is said to have been in "the bosom of the Father," i.e., He had the most perfect knowledge of the Father, had the closest intimacy with Him (John 1:18). John (John 13:23) was "leaning on Jesus' bosom" at the Last Supper. Our Lord carries His lambs in His bosom, i.e., has a tender, watchful care over them (Isaiah 40:11).