Reply To: Beni Yishma'el

I don’t think we call them bnei Yishmael because of their DNA. It’s because their culture is that of bnei Yishmael, and also they themselves claim it as well. Just like the Galus Edom doesn’t necessarily mean that all Westerners are from Esav, but their culture is the same. Rome was the start of Galus Edom, and Rome was the center bureaucratic corruption under the guise of a people’s rule. It was also a cesspool of lewd and immoral behavior… exactly like the Western world is today.