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Strong Concordance De 16:11 And thou shalt rejoice [08055] before [06440] the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], thou, and thy son [01121], and thy daughter [01323], and thy manservant [05650], and thy maidservant [0519], and the Levite [03881] that is within thy gates [08179], and the stranger [01616], and the fatherless [03490], and the widow [0490], that are among [07130] you, in the place [04725] which the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] hath chosen [0977] to place [07931] his name [08034] there.

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CHOSEN spoken of warriors (Ex. 15:4; Judg. 20:16), of the Hebrew nation (Ps. 105:43; Deut. 7:7), of Jerusalem as the seat of the temple (1 Kings 11:13). Christ is the "chosen" of God (Isa. 42:1); and the apostles are "chosen" for their work (Acts 10:41). It is said with regard to those who do not profit by their opportunities that "many are called, but few are chosen" (Matt. 20:16). (See ELECTION.)
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