People group profile · PG012178
The Levantine Bedawi Arabs of Syria
The Levantine Bedawi Arabs of Syria, numbering about 97,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a nomadic pastoralist Bedouin people whose Syrian desert tribes descend from Arabian Peninsula clans that migrated north under weak Ottoman rule, organized around herding, raiding, and caravan trade before many shifted to farming and urban life.
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
- Syria
- Population
- 97,000
- 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
- Unengaged and 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 Levantine Bedawi Arabs are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Levantine Bedawi Arabs
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
97% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
Gospel resources in Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
- Bible available
- 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 Levantine Bedawi Arabs
- 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.
Bedouin, Levantine in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105735) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Bedouins | Egypt | 1,325,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Negev Bedouins | Israel | 131,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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