chosen people

American  

noun

1. Often Chosen People (in the Bible) the Israelites.

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chosen people British  

plural noun

1. any of various peoples believing themselves to be chosen by God, esp the Jews

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Chosen People Cultural  

1. A term applied to the Jews (see also Jews). According to the Old Testament, God chose the descendants of Abraham through the line of Isaac and Jacob — the ancestors of today's Jews — as the people through whom he would reveal himself to the world. God therefore freed them from slavery in Egypt (see also Egypt) and led them into the Promised Land.

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Etymology

Origin of chosen people

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

God said to his chosen people: “You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

I would say it's paternalism, the idea that the leaders know what's best for everyone else and therefore can act for everyone else, and the idea of being a chosen people, of exceptionalism.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

Some Christians support Israel due to Old Testament writings that Jews are God’s chosen people and that Israel is their rightful homeland.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

The ONS ran a regular survey through the pandemic: testing randomly chosen people in order to estimate the number of people who had the virus.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

Jews are children of Israel, God's first chosen people.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti