We read at Luke 16:22-23 (KJV)
" And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. "
Though Jesus gives a literal picture of Lazarus sitting in the lap of Abraham ( and many drawings of the story of Lazarus picture him do so ), some suggest that Abraham's Bosom was a place where the dead would await their judgement, and that the phrase was taken by Jesus from Jewish literature. My question therefore is: According to Catholic teachings, what was the origin of the phrase "Abraham's Bosom" as used by Jesus in the Story of Lazarus and the Rich Man ?