Are Arabs considered Jews in the Bible?
No. Scripture divides the whole human race into two categories: Jew and Gentile. Although Arabs are next of kin to the Jew through Abraham, Ishmael, and Esau, they are still considered Gentiles in Scripture. Only a Jew is considered a Jew in Scripture.
Les teaches that the Bible divides all humanity into only two categories: Jew and Gentile. Even the Arabs, who are close relatives of the Jews through Abraham, Ishmael, and Esau, remain Gentiles in Scripture. Only a Jew is considered a Jew in Scripture. He also distinguishes race from religion: a Jew can embrace another religion or abandon Judaism and still remain a Jew racially, while a Gentile can embrace Judaism and become a Jew religiously but never racially. The racial people of Israel began when God called Abraham out of Ur and idolatry and gave him covenant promises; later, through Moses, God gave Israel the law.