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1. afrigo.org › articles › people-groups-the-beja-ofPeople Groups: the Beja of Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt - AfriGO

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   The Beja practice marriages among cousins. Only portions of Scripture are in their language, Bedawiyet. Pray for. More Scriptures and resources to be translated and recorded into Bedawiyet. Local Christians to hear the Holy Spirit’s urging and find creative ways to reach out in love to the Beja.

2. joshuaproject.net › people_groups › 12026Beja, Hadendoa in Sudan people group profile - Joshua Project

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   Although the Beja had partially accepted Christianity in 500 A.D., their conversion was only skin deep and beginning in 640 A.D., when Arabs first invaded Sudan, the Beja began to gradually adopt the Islamic faith.

3. www.orvillejenkins.com › profiles › bejaThe Beja People of Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt - Orville Jenkins

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   Sep 20, 2012 · The Beja language has no Bible translation. In recent years, two mission groups working with the Beja were expelled. In the late 1990s Bible translation was planned for both Tigre and Beja, but progress has not been reported.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Beja_peopleBeja people - Wikipedia

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   Beja figure on Twelfth Dynasty ancient Egyptian tomb. The Beja are traditionally Cushitic-speaking pastoral nomads native to northeast Africa, referred to as Blemmyes in ancient texts. The geographer Abu Nasr Mutahhar al-Maqdisi wrote in the tenth century that the Beja were at that time Christians. [11]

5. joshuaproject.net › people_groups › 10877Beja, Bisharin in Sudan people group profile | Joshua Project

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   Throughout their history, the Beja have practiced several religions, including idolatry, ancestor and demon worship, devotion to Egyptian gods, Jacobite Christianity and now Islam. Although they are Muslims, Islam is not deep rooted or well understood by the Beja.

6. fanack.com › sudan › society-of-sudanThe Beja: A Long, Cultural Presence in Sudan and Egypt - Fanack

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   Nov 8, 2023 · The Beja people are a distinct social and cultural ethnic group in Sudan and Egypt that have suffered from neglect and marginalisation. They constitute the most extensive non-Arab ethnic group from the Red Sea to the Nile.

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   Are the Beja Christians?

   • The Beja are traditionally Cushitic-speaking pastoral nomads native to northeast Africa, referred to as Blemmyes in ancient texts. The geographer Abu Nasr Mutahhar al-Maqdisi wrote in the tenth century that the Beja were at that time Christians.

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   Who are the Beja people?

   • The Beja people are nomads who have occupied their homelands across the Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt for more than 4,000 years. Some scholars believe they are related to the ancient Egyptians. In the course of their history, they accepted Islam and are 99 per cent Muslim. They practice folk Islam and believe in the evil eye and jinnis (spirits).

   People Groups: the Beja of Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt - AfriGO

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   Where does the name Beja come from?

   • Location: The name Beja is applied to a grouping of Muslim peoples speaking dialects of a Cushitic language called Beja, and living in Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt. They are traditionally pastoral people whose territory covers some 110,000 square miles in the extreme northeast of Sudan.

   The Beja People of Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt - Orville Jenkins

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   Why did the Beja abandon Christianity?

   • The Beja were part of the Axumite kingdom led by Semitic Sabeans who had settled among them. After the incursion of Arab peoples bringing Islam, the Beja gradually abandoned Christianity. In 1991, response to the gospel began anew among the Beja.

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   Where do the Beja people live?

   • The Beja people inhabit a general area between the Nile River and the Red Sea in Sudan, Eritrea and eastern Egypt known as the Eastern Desert. Most of them live in the Sudanese states of Red Sea around Port Sudan, River Nile, Al Qadarif and Kassala, as well as in Northern Red Sea, Gash-Barka, and Anseba Regions in Eritrea, and southeastern Egypt.

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   Where did the Beja come from?

   • History: Many scholars believe the Beja to be derived from early Egyptians because of their language and physical features. They are the indigenous people of this area, and we first know of them in historical references in the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt.

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8. www.prayway.com › unreached › peoplegroups1The Beja of Sudan - PrayWay

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   The Beja are the descendants of Noah's grandson, Cush (son of Ham). They are a native African people who have occupied their current homelands for more than 4,000 years. During that time, they mixed with other Arab tribes, adopting their Islamic religion.