Bible Society work in Lebanon & Syria
 Bible
Society in LebanonPO Box 11-0747 Riad El Solh 1107 2060 Beirut Lebanon Tel: +(961)-1-90 20 20 Fax: +(961)-1-90 20 10 E-mail: bsl@biblesociety.org.lb |
BSL website |
Country Data:
| Area: | 10,452 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 3,506,000 (1998) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$4,010 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 92.4% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1995): | Shi’i Muslim |
32.6%
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| Roman Catholic |
23.6%
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| Sunni Muslim |
21.3%
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| Druze |
7.1%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
6.0%
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| Armenian Apostolic |
5.2%
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| Alawi Muslim |
1.4%
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| Protestant |
0.8%
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| Other |
2.0%
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| Official Language: | Arabic | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1820 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1966 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 17,520 | 115,236 | 82,612 | 5,669 | 9,906 | 512 |
| Other countries served: |
Population
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Beginning of organised
work
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| Iraq |
21,722,000
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1816
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| Syria |
17,250,000
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1820
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Business as usual after the bomb but please pray for us (June 2007)
Special guests hear the Bible message at Christmas (February 2007)
Latest News #381 – Bible Society perseveres in witness... (December 2006) [PDF]
Latest News #375 – Providing relief and comfort to returning refugees (Oct. 2006) [PDF]
Latest News #369 – Bible Society team visits devastated southern Lebanon villages (Sep. 2006) [PDF]
Latest News #367 – Bible Society makes the most of the cease-fire (Sep. 2006) [PDF]
Latest News #366 – A week in the life of the Bible Society... (Aug. 2006) [PDF]
Latest News #363 – Bible Society distributes relief packages – and counts its blessings (August 2006) [PDF]
Latest News #358 — Bible Society prepares relief packages for thousands of families in Beirut (July 2006) [PDF]
Strengthening family values in the Middle East (March 2006)
Daily concerns at the heart of Middle East Bible work (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Latest News #326 – Talk of the town: Bible ministry continues to grow in Lebanon (October 2005) [PDF file]
Bible work in Lebanon: ‘We do everything!’ (Sep. 2005)
Latest News #299 (January 2005)
Beirut’s Bible World welcomes 10,000th visitor (March 2005)
Latest News (Middle East) (March 2004)
Latest News (December 2003)
‘I live with the Bible day and night’ (June 2003)
‘A mighty man is listening to my prayers’ (June 2003)
Latest News (June 2003)
Christmas concert goes far beyond music (April/May 2003)
Enthusiastic response from first visitors to Bible World in Beirut (March 2003)
Bookshop re-opens after 27 years (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
Bible Society in Lebanon expands range of online Scriptures (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
KidsGames brings God’s Word to children in Lebanon (September 2002)
A bequest which opened the Society’s eyes (June 2002)
Thousand-strong audience raises funds for Bible bookshop (March 2002)
Bookshop re-opens after 25 years (September 2001)
Bible Society in Lebanon launches online fundraising (July/August 2001)
Conversations in a Bible Bookshop (March 2001)
Bible ‘Brings Us Together’, says Baptist Leader (March 2001)
Armenian Christians ‘Close to the Church and Bible’ (March 2001)
‘Faith and the Bible are Twins’ (March 2001)
‘The Bible Society is for Everybody’ (March 2001)
Increased Bible Reading Sparks ‘Real Revival in Church...’ Iraq (March 2001)
‘The Bible is the Basis of Our Faith’ (March 2001)
When Actions Speak Louder Than Words (March 2001)
Bible in Today’s Arabic on Society Website (January/February 2001)
Bible Society Encourages Christians at Bookfair (January/February 2001)
Bible Society Scriptures Popular on Goodwill Ship (January/February 2001)
The Long and Winding Road (October 2000)
Children’s Bibles Launched in Lebanon (June 2000)
Turning the Tables in Tribute (June 2000)
New Bible Center Opens in Beirut (July/August 1999)
Bible News in Brief (April/May 1999)
Book on Dashboard Changes a Life (November 1998)
Bible People in the News (June 1998)
