Therefore let us approach Him in holiness of soul, lifting pure and undefiled hands to Him and loving our gracious and compassionate Father, who made us His chosen portion.
For this is what is written: “When the Most High divided the nations, when He scattered the sons of Adam, He established the boundaries of the nations according to the number of the angels of God. His people Jacob became the Lord's portion; Israel was the allotted share of His inheritance.”
And in another place it says: “Behold, the Lord takes for Himself a nation from the midst of the nations, just as a person takes the firstfruits from his threshing floor; and the holy of holies will come forth from that nation.”