Deuteronomy 4:37
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37 Because he loved(A) your ancestors, he chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by his presence and great power,
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Deuteronomy 7:6-8
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6 For you are a holy people(A) belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his own possession(B) out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
7 “The Lord had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. 8 But because the Lord loved(C) you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors, he brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed(D) you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 10:14-15
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14 The heavens, indeed the highest heavens, belong to the Lord your God, as does the earth and everything in it.(A) 15 Yet the Lord had his heart set on your ancestors and loved them.(B) He chose their descendants after them—he chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.(C)
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Nehemiah 13:26
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26 Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.(A)
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Psalm 78:68
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68 He chose instead the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he loved.(A)
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