unfoldingWord_en_tn/rom/09/04.md

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They are Israelites

"They, like me, are Israelites. God chose them to be Jacob's descendants"

They have adoption

Here Paul uses the metaphor of "adoption" to indicate that the Israelites are like God's children. Alternate translation: "They have God as their father" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)