# at his side This implies that Abraham and Lazarus were reclining next to each other at a feast, which was the customary style of feasting. The joy in heaven is often represented in the scriptures by the idea of a feast. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) # in Hades, being in torment "he went to Hades, where, suffering in terrible pain" # he lifted up his eyes This idiom means "he looked up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])