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The Bukharic Jews of Kyrgyzstan

The Bukharic Jews of Kyrgyzstan, numbering approximately 550 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a historic Jewish ethnoreligious community of Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. They traditionally speak Bukhori (Judeo-Tajik), a Jewish Persian language, and maintain distinctive cultural traditions within Judaism. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Bukharic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Kyrgyzstan
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Bukharic (bhh)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 550
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024337

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

100%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bukharic
Language Family: Indo-European

70%
%
Bukharic Speakers

Media Resources in Bukharic:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Bukharic:

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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 Bukharic Jews:
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For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
readColossians 1:16

Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
readGenesis 32:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Jew, Bukharan Across Countries (ROP3 - 104244) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Bukharic JewsPG011735Bukharic JewsIsrael94,500Engaged yet UnreachedHebrewJudaism
Bukharic JewsPG024256Bukharic JewsKazakhstan2,200Unengaged and UnreachedBukharicJudaism
Bukharic JewsPG024337Bukharic JewsKyrgyzstan550Unengaged and UnreachedBukharicJudaism
Bukharic JewsPG047643Bukharic JewsUnited States60,500Engaged yet UnreachedBukharicJudaism

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