People group profile · PG011767
The Tunisian Jews of Israel
The Tunisian Jews of Israel, numbering about 14,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a repatriated diaspora community of Tunisian 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 Tunisian Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Israel
- Population
- 14,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Tunisian Arabic (aeb)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tunisian 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tunisian 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
Primary religion
98% adherents
Primary language
Tunisian Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Tunisian Arabic
Gospel resources in Tunisian Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tunisian Jews
- 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.
- 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.
Jew, Tunisian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110287) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghrebi Jews | Tunisia | 1,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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