"I will never forget our time with the legendary Hadendoa Bejas." The photographer and writer from England continued, "After miles of traveling on a rough road through the scorching hot Sahara Desert near the Red Sea, our guide led our small group on camels. … Suddenly, dwarfed by the mountains, came several dark skinned men with hair so bushy it almost hid their faces. They were Hadendoas collecting firewood, which they would eventually take to sell in a nearby town.… Then several Hadendoa Bejas on camels came towards us with swords in the air and rage in their eyes. We assured them in Arabic that we had come a long way to meet them and had brought coffee as a gift. This immediately relieved the tension. We both dismounted and the leader gave us a warm welcome. Soon we were drinking coffee and were invited to come to their camp."
The 63,000 Hadendoa Bejas are traditionally a pastoral people. Droughts and lack of grazing reserves have caused some to find new livelihoods in farming, labor jobs at seaport cities, or selling some of their products. Although their language is Bedawiyet, many can also speak Arabic. Islamic in identity, most Hadendoa have never heard of the Biblical God.
* Scripture Prayers for the Beja, Hadendoa in Sudan.
Pray that God will send His people to them to tell of His greatness, mercy, and love.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
Global Prayer Digest: 2010-12-26 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2012-01-24 |
People Name General | Beja, Hadendoa |
People Name in Country | Beja, Hadendoa |
Natural Name | Hadendoa Beja |
Population this Country | 76,000 |
Population all Countries | 76,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
Alternate Names | Beja |
People ID | 12026 |
ROP3 Code | 103626 |
Country | Sudan | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Al Bahr al Ahmar state; Kassala, Nahr an Nil, and Al Qadarif states, southeast River Nile. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Sudan |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Al Bahr al Ahmar state; Kassala, Nahr an Nil, and Al Qadarif states, southeast River Nile.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Language | Bedawiyet (76,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bej Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Hadendoa |
Dialect Code | 7911 Global Recordings Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Bedawiyet (76,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bej Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Hadendoa |
Dialect Code | 7911 Global Recordings Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Bedawiyet |
Primary Language: Bedawiyet
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2008-2010) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Film / Video | Beja peoples video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bedawiyet |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
5.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
95.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
Unknown
|
Independent |
Unknown
|
Orthodox |
Unknown
|
Other Christian |
Unknown
|
Protestant |
Unknown
|
Roman Catholic |
Unknown
|
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | Joshua Project / Global Mapping International |
Video Source | Discover the Beja People |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |