'Selection' in the Bible

And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles;

And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.

Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.

And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.