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IBT released two editions in the Abkhaz language: the Book of the Jonah and "Gospel Parables".
The Abkhaz are the indigenous population of Abkhazia (122 2000 people, census 2011). According to the 2020 census 8,177 Abkhaz live in Russia. The Abkhaz language belongs to the Abkhaz-Adyg language family.
The book of Jonah has profound symbolic meaning. This short dramatic story of an Old Testament prophet who spent three days inside a large fish relates essential truths about human existence before God. This story applies equally to the prophet Jonah, individually to every human being, and collectively to the entire human race, and it raises such important issues as disobedience to God, repentance, and God's mercy...
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Population: 912,090
Language family: Northeast Caucasian
Region: Central Dagestan, Northern Caucasus
Capital: Makhachkala
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Bible portions to date: John (1979), Mark (1996), Luke/Acts (2000), Proverbs (2005, 2007), NT (2008), Genesis (2011), Ruth/Esther/Jonah (2017), 1-2 Samuel/1-2 Kings (2021), Daniel (2023).
NT translation: New Testament was published in 2008. In 2025 we plan to start the revision of the NT.
OT translation: We are planning to publish the whole Pentateuch in 2025.
Your donation of 20 USD will allow us to print and deliver to the reader 5 copies of Pentateuch in the Avar language.