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The Yahudic of Israel

The Yahudic of Israel, numbering approximately 138,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a repatriated diaspora community of Iraqi Jews in Israel. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Israel
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Judeo-Iraqi Arabic (yhd)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 138,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011770
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Pray for the Yahudic of Israel

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

99%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

70%
%
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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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yahudic 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 Yahudic:
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 Yahudic of Israel

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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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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