In Biblical terms, who are described as God's chosen people?

• A. Canaanites
• B. Israelites
• C. Egyptians
• D. Romans

Answer: (B)

God's chosen people in the Bible are the Israelites, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God entrusts them with a special relationship and responsibilities—making a covenant with them, giving them the Law at Sinai, and promising them the land of Canaan. This chosen status isn’t about being perfect, but about being set apart to follow God and to carry out his plans so that other nations can learn about him through them. That distinctive relationship is what the Bible means when it calls the Israelites God’s chosen people.

The other groups aren’t described in the same way in biblical terms. Canaanites are portrayed as the nations living in the land before Israel, often depicted in opposition to or alongside Israel’s covenant obligations. Egyptians are known largely as the family’s oppressors and as part of broader biblical narratives of deliverance, not as God’s chosen people. Romans are rulers of the time in the New Testament era and not identified as God’s chosen people in the biblical sense.