The sacred tree's future husband strode down the dusty road with a small band of friends for his first marriage. Majed was nervous. As a bachelor, it was demanded by Bhoi customs that he first marry a sacred flower-laden tree before he could marry a widow. His true love, Nubila, was a widow. If marrying a tree was what it would take to spend the rest of his life with the love of his life, then it was worth it.
Bhoi is the name of a caste of fishermen and boat people. Their alternate name is Kewat from the Sanskrit words ka, meaning "water," and vritti, meaning "occupation." A landless and mostly illiterate people group, they are considered a low caste of people who have degrading occupations.
Jesus, the good shepherd, would have left the many to rescue the one. Would someone go to rescue a people if there were only 200? What if there were only 100? Would someone give their life to rescue 50?
Pray that God will release a spiritual yearning in the hearts of the Bhoi people that only Christ can fill.
Pray that their spirits will be opened to receive the words of life that can lift them into the heights of the Kingdom of God through faith in Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Bhoi (Muslim traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Bhoi (Muslim traditions) |
People Name in Country | Bhoi (Muslim traditions) |
Pronunciation | boh-EE |
Alternate Names | Bhoiraj; Kewat; भोइ (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 15,000 |
Population all Countries | 15,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 17491 |
ROP3 Code | 112906 |
ROP25 Code | 301161 |
ROP25 Name | Bhoi |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Bhoi |
People Group | Bhoi (Muslim traditions) |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Bhoi |
People Group | Bhoi (Muslim traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 17 (only 15 largest shown) |
Agarwal 0 | |
Batham 0 | |
Besta 0 | |
Das Kaibartta 0 | |
Ghogha 0 | |
Gingra 0 | |
Girigiria 0 | |
Gunlodu 0 | |
Hatkar 0 | |
Liyari 0 |
Country | India | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
Total States on file | 5 | ||||||
Largest States |
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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||||||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 5 |
Bihar 8,700 | |
Uttar Pradesh 5,300 | |
Gujarat 1,000 | |
Uttarakhand 90 | |
Daman and Diu 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
0.00 %
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Islam |
100.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Urdu (9,400 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Urdu (9,400 speakers) |
Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 5 |
Secondary Languages | |
Bhojpuri 1,900 | |
Gujarati 700 | |
Awadhi 400 | |
Maithili 300 | |
People Groups | Speaking Urdu |
Primary Language: Urdu
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1747-1894) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1758-2000) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1843-2022) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2023 Arnav Pratap Singh - Shutterstock All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |