Striped Hyena
The striped hyena, Lebanon's largest wild carnivore, is a shy and mostly nocturnal scavenger that lives in the rocky hills and cedar forests of the Lebanese mountains.
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Field Report
Lebanon is a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, tucked between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south. It is a land of dramatic contrasts — snowcapped mountains, ancient ruins, and busy coastal cities all packed into a space not much larger than the state of Connecticut. For thousands of years, Lebanon has sat at a crossroads where different cultures and religions meet, which makes it a place where the gospel is both deeply needed and, for many believers, costly to share.
From the Field Notebook
Striped Hyena
The striped hyena, Lebanon's largest wild carnivore, is a shy and mostly nocturnal scavenger that lives in the rocky hills and cedar forests of the Lebanese mountains.
Spur-thighed Tortoise
Also called the Greek tortoise, this sturdy reptile with a domed golden-brown shell grazes on wildflowers and grasses across Lebanon's sun-warmed meadows and scrublands.
Short-toed Snake Eagle
The short-toed snake eagle is a powerful raptor that migrates through Lebanon each year, riding warm air currents above the mountains as it travels between Europe and Africa.
Hummus
Hummus — a smooth, creamy dip made from ground chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic — is eaten at nearly every Lebanese meal, scooped up with warm flatbread.
Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is a bright, herb-heavy salad packed with finely chopped parsley, tomatoes, bulgur wheat, and a sharp squeeze of lemon juice.
Manakish
Manakish is a soft flatbread baked or griddled with a paste of dried thyme, sesame seeds, and olive oil — a common Lebanese breakfast eaten warm, straight from the oven.
Lebanon is one of the smallest countries in the entire world — you could drive from one end to the other in less than four hours.
The famous cedars of Lebanon are mentioned more than seventy times in the Bible, and a small ancient grove of these massive trees still stands in the mountains today.
Beirut, Lebanon's capital, has been destroyed and rebuilt so many times over thousands of years that historians sometimes call it the 'city of seven lives.'
Lebanon is one of the only countries in the Middle East where you can ski in the mountains and swim in the Mediterranean Sea on the very same day in early spring.
The Phoenicians, who lived in what is now Lebanon around 3,000 years ago, invented one of the earliest alphabets — the ancestor of the letters you are reading right now.
Daily Life
78
Years life expectancy
92%
Can read and write
82%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Lebanon is home to 26 distinct people groups — 12 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
A majority of Lebanon's people follow Islam (60.6%). Less than 1% of people in Lebanon are Evangelical Christians.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Arab, Lebanese Muslim
2,414,000 people
Druze
256,000 people
Alawite
110,000 people
Kurd, Kurmanji
70,000 people
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern
39,000 people
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