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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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The front of the upper part of the body, the breast. The orientals generally wore long wide, and loose garments; and when about to carry any thing away that their hands would not contain, they used for the purpose a fold in the bosom of their robe above the girdle, Luke 6:38 . Our Savior is said to carry his lambs in his bosom, which beautifully represents his tender care and watchfulness over them, Isaiah 40:11 .

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Bosom'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​b/bosom.html. 1859.
 
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