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The concept of the Chosen People stems from the idea of the Israelites being chosen by God

Various groups have considered themselves chosen by God for some purpose such as to act as God's agent on earth. The sense of being a chosen people occurs in both religious and nonreligious contexts. Specifically, in the Hebrew Bible, the phrase Chosen People refers to the ancient Hebrews/Israelites. As mentioned in the book of Exodus, the Hebrew people are God's chosen people and from them shall come the Messiah, or redeemer of the human race. The Israelites also possess the "Word of God" and/or "Law of God" in the form of the Torah as communicated by God to Moses. Jews and, by extension, Christians consider themselves to be the "chosen people." Adherents to Islam make, by the same extension as Christians, the same claim of chosenness by accepting what they see as the validity of the Law of God as told by Moses; as do other religions that are built on those same laws.

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-title=Sari|
+title=Chosen People|
-image_name=Ravi Varma-Instruments.jpg|
+image_name=Israel-Wilderness2.jpg|
-image_desc=This painting by [[Raja Ravi Varma]] depicts several traditional styles of draping the sari|
+image_desc=The concept of the Chosen People stems from the idea of the Israelites being chosen by God|
-text=A '''[[sari]]''' or '''saree''' is the traditional female garment in [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], and [[Sri Lanka]]. A sari is a very long strip of unstitched [[cloth]], ranging from four to nine meters in length, which can be draped in various styles. The most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the [[waist]], with one end then draped over the shoulder baring the midriff. The history of Indian clothing traces the sari back to the [[Indus valley civilization]], which flourished from 2800-1800 B.C.E. It is generally accepted that wrapped sari-like garments, shawls, and veils have been worn by Indian women in their current form for hundreds of years.}}
+text=Various groups have considered themselves '''chosen''' by [[God]] for some purpose such as to act as God's agent on earth. The sense of being a chosen people occurs in both religious and nonreligious contexts.
+Specifically, in the [[Hebrew Bible]], the phrase '''Chosen People''' refers to the ancient [[Hebrews]]/[[Israelites]]. As mentioned in the book of [[Exodus]], the Hebrew people are God's chosen people and from them shall come the [[Messiah]], or redeemer of the human race. The Israelites also possess the "Word of God" and/or "Law of God" in the form of the [[Torah]] as communicated by God to [[Moses]]. Jews and, by extension, Christians consider themselves to be the "chosen people." Adherents to [[Islam]] make, by the same extension as Christians, the same claim of chosenness by accepting what they see as the validity of the Law of God as told by Moses; as do other religions that are built on those same laws.
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