Jordanians are among the Levant Arabs who originally settled all over the Arabian Peninsula and later migrated to North Africa. Today, several hundred thousand Levant Arabs live along the northern edges of the Arabian Desert. They are spread from Israel to Kuwait and as far east as Iran. "Levant" is a broad term that includes several groups of Arabs: the Jordanian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Chaldean, and Syrian Arabs. These groups share a common language but their history and cultures are different from one another.
The United States has hosted people from each of these groups including the Jordanians. Jordanians are likely to be found in New York City, Washington DC and Chicago.
Many Jordanian Arabs came to the U. S. as refugees following the 1967 war with Israel. A civil war in the 1970s drove more of them to U. S. shores. These were the biggest, but not the only times Jordanian Arabs have had to flee. The older ones are in their third generation now; they are well-established in the U. S. Their children and grandchildren are well-adapted to American ways. A fairly high percentage of Jordanian Arabs hold college degrees. These people are often professors, scientists, doctors, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Though they often interact with other Arab peoples, Jordanians have their own organizations including the Jordanian American Association of New York.
Over 90 percent of the Jordanian Arabs in the U. S. are Muslim, but there are also Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics and Evangelicals among them as well.
Their main need is spiritual hunger. At this point few Jordanians in the U. S are suffering from physical needs, and like the rest of the American population, spiritual complacency sets in.
Pray that Jordanian Arabs will have a hunger for spiritual truth that will lead them to the only Savior, Jesus Christ. Ask God to give Jordanian Arab believers opportunities to share the love of Christ with their own people in the United States. Pray for the Lord to thrust out loving believers to reach Jordanian Muslims for Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Arab, Jordanian in United States.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Arab, Jordanian |
People Name in Country | Arab, Jordanian |
Natural Name | Jordanian Arab |
Pronunciation |
jor-DAY-nee-un
|
Population this Country | 65,000 |
Population all Countries | 4,909,000 |
Total Countries | 12 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 3 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
Alternate Names | Arab; Arabic, Palestinian-Jordanian; Jordanian Arab; Palestinian Arab |
People ID | 12368 |
ROP3 Code | 104301 |
Country | United States | ||
Region | America, North and Caribbean | ||
Continent | North America | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Chicago (Bridgeview) Source: Global Gates 2021 |
Country | United States |
Region | America, North and Caribbean |
Continent | North America |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Chicago (Bridgeview). Source: Global Gates 2021 |
Primary Religion: | Christianity |
Religion Subdivision: | Orthodox |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 2.00 %) |
70.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
27.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
3.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Arabic, South Levantine Spoken (65,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ajp Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Arabic, South Levantine Spoken (65,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ajp Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Arabic, South Levantine Spoken |
Primary Language: Arabic, South Levantine Spoken
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1940-1946) |
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 | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Arabic Bible Online | Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry |
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | Magdalena video | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children | Jesus Film Project |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | Zume Resources | Zume Project |
General | Zume Training | Zume Project |
Text / Printed Matter | Tools for faith conversations | Campus Crusade for Christ |
Photo Source | DFID - UK - Flickr Creative Commons |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |