People group profile · PG011491
The Eastern Bedouins of Egypt
The Eastern Bedouins of Egypt, numbering about 1,325,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Egypt.
They are an indigenous people in the Bedouin, Arabian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Egypt
- Population
- 1,325,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Bedouin, Arabian
- Primary language
- Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic (avl)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Ismailia, Port Said, Red Sea, and Suez governorates: parts of Red Sea coast east bank, almost to south border; North Sinai and South Sinai governorates: mainly Bedouin regions
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Bedouins are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Bedouins
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
Primary language
Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
Gospel resources in Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
- Bible available, published 2004
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Bedouins
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Bedouin, Levantine in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105735) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negev Bedouins | Israel | 131,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Bedawi Arabs | Syria | 97,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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