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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Iraqi Jews of Iraq

The Iraqi Jews of Iraq, numbering approximately 5 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of the oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities in the world, with roots tracing back to the Babylonian exile in 586 BCE. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Iraq
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Judeo-Iraqi Arabic (yhd)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 5
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011715

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Judeo-Iraqi Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi Speakers

Media Resources in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Iraqi Jews:
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Pray specifically for the Iraqi Jews of Iraq

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
readPsalm 121:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience hardship, God will remind them that their help comes from the One who made heaven and earth and that He is powerful to meet their needs.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Jew, Iraqi Across Countries (ROP3 - 110925) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Judeo-Iraqi ArabsPG000611Judeo-Iraqi ArabsUnited Kingdom6,000Unengaged and UnreachedJudeo-Iraqi ArabicJudaism
Iraqi JewsPG011715Iraqi JewsIraq5Unengaged and UnreachedJudeo-Iraqi ArabicJudaism
YahudicPG011770YahudicIsrael138,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudeo-Iraqi ArabicJudaism

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