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Do you think God only saves the tribes of Israel? What about the Samarian woman at the well or the Ethiopian eunich or the demoniac from the Decapolis? (Those examples are just at the front of my mind)
"12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself," (John 4:12)
She claimed to be an Israelite and He didn't deny her, so she must be one.
The guys from Matthew 8:28-34 were only possessed, and there's no details that say otherwise.
So jew in the NT should really be Judean, which is a geographical identifier at this time, since there were Edomites and true Judahites(jew should be this in OT) in Judea during Christ's time, as shown here in Josephus book 13. This is done against God's laws for the Israelites, to remain a holy and separate people.
```Hyrcanus took also Dora, and Marissa, cities of Idumea; and subdued all the Idumeans; and permitted them to stay in that countrey, if they would circumcise their genitals, and make use of the laws of the Jews.```
The same would have to be true of the eunich, otherwise it would be contrary to God's laws.
Now the Canaanite woman has been linked to a Roman tradition, but I don't know what that was. It's been said a couple times on the site I learn from, but I probably wouldn't be able to find it if I tried.
To go back to Adam and Eve, there's something called two-seedline which you'll probably hate. The eating of fruit being an allegory for sex, which is used the same way in the Epic of Gilgamesh. So Cain is the son of the serpent (Genesis 4:1 is corrupt, and Christ came to make things known which were kept secret since the foundation(Genesis) of the world), a fallen angel, and Abel is Adam's son, which is why his sacrifice is accepted. Kind after kind is mentioned many times in Genesis, so eating of a different tree, race mixing, is what God told them not to do.
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For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Savior; I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. (Isaiah 43:3)```
He gave these nations up for Israel to His enemies, so what's that say about their current residents? You can learn more at the site I linked above.
Then why did God protect him even after his sin of murdering his brother? Why did He clothe Adam and Eve after their betrayal?
(I think Cain's sacrifice being rejected was due to the prideful heart Cain had developed whereas Abel was humble and gave his best first fruits, which is an act of great love and trust)
I have saved the site you linked and will be sifting thru, thanks.
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If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. (Genesis 4:7)
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“...where there is no law there is no transgression.” Romans 4:15 (KJV)
“(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.)” Romans 5:13 (KJV)
“Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.” Romans 4:15 (KJV)
Adam and Eve had to fulfill their purpose, to make babies, before they could die (Genesis 1:28).