There it is stated about the umos haoilom that Hashem will send them to gehinom and was asked by a Noahide why are they sent to gehinom.
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1actually, what is stated is one creative opinion about the hidden reference behind the use of the word "Moriah". One version I see quotes it as Akum, which would exclude Noachides. The Etz Yosef reads "מורה לעכו"ם לשון הוראה שיפסוק דינם או לשון יריה. שיורם ויורידם לגיהנם. וגירסת הילקוט שמשם מורה כחץ לעכו"ם"– rosendsCommented Aug 25, 2020 at 16:54
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3@Elchanan, Perhaps you should quote the relevant parts here. By doing so, one should be able to clarify your question :)– Renato S. GrunCommented Aug 26, 2020 at 0:46
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Presumably you are referring to
אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי שֶׁמִּשָּׁם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מוֹרֶה לְאֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם וּמוֹרִידָם לְגֵיהִנֹּם
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said that from there (Har Homirah) Hashem instructs the nations of the world and brings them down to Gehinnom
That Medrash is almost saying the same thing as (L'Havdil) "A court house is where the law is decided and people are taken to jail"
It would be self understood that "people are taken to jail" is not a reference to all people, only the guilty ones. Similarly the Medrash is only a reference to guilty members of the nations.
Why are they singled out?
Among other reasons it could be because the Halacha is that in order for a non-Jew to receive a punishment he has to be conscious of the fact that he is doing something wrong.
The Midrash starts by saying that Har HaMoriah is where Hashem teaches non-Jews. Therefore they understand right from wrong (possibly by the intuitive influence stemming from it) It therefore follows that if they do wrong they are taken to Gehinnom because of what is taught there. So it is their taking point to Gehinnom if guilty.
Yidden on the other hand were taught on Har Sinai and through the giving of the Torah
