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Psalms 78:67-69
He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.
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Psalms 132:13-14
For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:“ This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
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Deuteronomy 12:5
But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go,
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Isaiah 14:32
What will one answer the messengers of the nation?“ The Lord has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”
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Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
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2 Chronicles 6 6
but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
