The Palestinian Arabs of Jordan

The Palestinian Arabs of Jordan, numbering approximately 2,675,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Palestinian Arabs in Jordan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Jordan
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 2,675,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011788
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Pray for the Palestinian Arabs of Jordan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

92%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Palestinian Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Palestinian Arabs:
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

Pray specifically for the Palestinian Arabs of Jordan

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Arab, Palestinian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107785) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
West Bank ArabsWest Bank ArabsPalestine3,430,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEl Salvador1,300No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSyria567,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited States136,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsCanada48,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates66,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSaudi Arabia462,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsQatar380,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLibya36,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLebanon669,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIraq23,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEritrea22,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEgypt147,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsPanama9,700No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsHonduras21,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsGuatemala1,900Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsYemen35,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsKuwait72,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsJordan2,675,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIsrael1,830,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsFrance1,100Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

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