People group profile · PG011746
The Israeli Jews of Israel
The Israeli Jews of Israel, numbering about 4,745,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious group of Hebrew-speaking Jews in Israel.
They are an indigenous people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Hebrew.
Fast facts
- Country
- Israel
- Population
- 4,745,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Hebrew (heb)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Israeli Jews 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Israeli Jews
- 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
Gospel resources in Hebrew
- Bible available, published 2010
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hebrew)
- The Savior (Hebrew)
Bibles
- 1995 Modern Hebrew · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Israeli Jews
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Jew, Israeli in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104088) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israeli Jews | United Kingdom | 270,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Israeli Jews | United States | 215,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Israeli Jews | Canada | 23,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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