Israel is distinguished from other nations as being chosen by God out of all the nations of the earth as his special possession (cf. Exodus 19:15 ; Deuteronomy 7:6 ; 14:2 ; 26:18 ; 1 Kings 3:8 ; 1 Chronicles 16:13 ; Psalm 33:12 ; 105:6 ; 106:4-5 ; 135:4 ; Isaiah 41:8 ; 43:10 ; 44:1-2 ).
Dagiti bambanag a katupag ti nagkauna a tabernakulo a nausar iti panagdaydayaw iti Dios—a pakairamanan ti lakasa ti tulag, simmarming a baybay, (palanggana a pagbugguan), dagiti pagsilawan, daton nga insienso, ken ti altar a pagidatonan.​—Exodo 25:10, 17, 18; 40:24-32; Apocalipsis 4:​5, 6; 5:8; 8:3; 11:19.