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Deuteronomy says Israel was chosen not because they were more in number, since they were the fewest of peoples Deuteronomy 7:7. The stated reason is the LORD’s love and his oath to the fathers Deuteronomy 7:8. The passage grounds Israel’s status in God’s commitment rather than Israel’s strength.
7Yahweh didn`t set his love on you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples:
8but because Yahweh loves you, and because he would keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, has Yahweh brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.