Deuteronomy 7:6-7

6For a holyH6918 peopleH5971 art thou unto Jehovah thy 1GodH430: Jehovah thy 2GodH430 hath chosenH977 thee to beH1961 unto him a peopleH5971 for a possessionH5459, above all the peoplesH5971 that are upon the faceH6440 of the earthH127.

7Not because ye were more in number than all the peoplesH5971, hath Jehovah been attached to you and chosenH977 you, for ye are the fewestH4592 of all the peoplesH5971;