• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF ISRAELIS OF ISRAEL

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PEID: 11772

ROP: 116601

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Israeli Sign Language - (isr)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Israel

Also found in:

Population: 45,000

Global Population: 45,000


PEID: 11772

ROP: 116601

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Deaf Israelis of Israel, numbering 45,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Israel. Their primary language is Israeli Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Israelis is Judaism, a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.


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