The Palestinian Arabs of Lebanon

The Palestinian Arabs of Lebanon, numbering approximately 670,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are descendants of Palestinians displaced to Lebanon through successive refugee movements who have maintained a distinct Palestinian identity. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Lebanon
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 670,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042760
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Pray for the Palestinian Arabs of Lebanon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

79%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
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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 Lebanon

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those living in darkness and the shadow of death will see a great light and turn to the Lord for salvation.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
read1 Peter 2:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their identity as God's chosen people, royal priests, and holy nation, living out their faith with purity and devotion.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsFrance1,100Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEl Salvador1,300No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsGuatemala1,900Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsPanama9,700No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsHonduras21,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEritrea22,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIraq22,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsYemen35,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLibya36,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsCanada48,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates66,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsKuwait72,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited States136,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEgypt147,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsQatar380,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSaudi Arabia462,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSyria566,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLebanon670,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIsrael1,830,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsJordan2,670,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
West Bank ArabsWest Bank ArabsPalestine3,425,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

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