Cerulli includes the following groups of people within the Gimira or Bench people group: The Shako, the Dizu-Benesho, the She, the Kaba, the Nao, and the Maji.
The area where the Bench are found is generally made up of Savannah and forest land. According to Cerulli, this people group works as agriculturalists and produces sorghum, maize, wheat, and barley using a terracing system with the hoe as their principal tool. Sheep, cows and fowls are plentiful among the Bench people. Their food consists of meat of cattle and goats or sheep, milk, maize, and a kind of cassava that is a popular food item.
Piercing and stretching of the lobe of the right ear with ornaments or small pieces of wood is very common among the Bench, though this custom is practiced only by chiefs, hunters or brave warriors.
The Gimira are mainly ethnic religion believers of a sky-god. However, much more importance is given to the many local spirits. It is believed that the spirits by means of certain rituals become embodied in the living form of a ritual expert. Although the sky-god is not actually worshipped, periodical sacrifices are offered (a fowl, a cow, an axe) chiefly to appease his anger when somebody has died.
The number of indigenous churches is about 21, which is very high.
Scripture Prayers for the Bench in Ethiopia.
Profile Source: Dr. Samuel Kebreab |
People Name General | Bench |
People Name in Country | Bench |
Alternate Names | Bencho; Dizu; Ghimiarra; Gimarra; Gimira; Mer; She; Siiz |
Population this Country | 635,000 |
Population all Countries | 635,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 5 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 11896 |
ROP3 Code | 103375 |
Country | Ethiopia | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 39 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Mizan Teferi area. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 39 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Mizan Teferi area.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Christianity |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 65.69 %) |
73.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
23.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
4.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Bench (635,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bcq Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | She |
Dialect Code | 20767 Global Recordings Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Bench (635,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bcq Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | She |
Dialect Code | 20767 Global Recordings Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Bench |
Primary Language: Bench
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1991) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1990) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2023) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
---|---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bench | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | Joshua Project / Global Mapping International |
Profile Source | Dr. Samuel Kebreab |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |