Ben Sira 24:8

8 Then my Creator, who created the universe, told me where I was to live. "Make your home in Israel,' he said. "The descendants of Jacob will be your people.'

Ben Sira 24:8 In-Context

6 I ruled over all the earth and the ocean waves, over every nation, over every people.

7 I looked everywhere for a place to settle, some part of the world to make my home.

8 Then my Creator, who created the universe, told me where I was to live. "Make your home in Israel,' he said. "The descendants of Jacob will be your people.'

9 He created me in eternity, before time began, and I will exist for all eternity to come.

10 I served him in the Sacred Tent and then made my home on Mount Zion.