There are about 150 major tribes in Saudi Arabia. This year we are asking believers to pray specifically for the Utaybah tribe (also spelled Utaiba, Otaibah or Otayba). The Utaybah tribe has traditionally lived just north of the present Riyadh-Mecca highway in the desert between the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and Jeddah on the Red Sea. The residence of the tribal leader is Afif, a small town of 90,000 about 600 kilometres West of Riyadh. Many Utaybah are found in Riyadh, Jeddah and as far away as Kuwait. The
Utaybah tribe has historically had an important role in the Saudi army dating to the early days of the reign of Abdul Aziz Al Saud, founder of the present ruling dynasty. The Utaybah tribe is composed of three major branches: the Barga (the largest branch), the Rwog, and the Banu Saad (Sons of Saad).

Each of these branches are divided into many clans and families.
The Rwog clans and families are : The Talhah clan includes the following families: Alasa’adah, Alhufah, Alsumarrah, Alhanateesh, Algharbiah,  Alkarashemah, Alddalabehah, Alghawariah, Altheebah, Alhamameed, Alhezman, Almaghaibah, Thoi Zarrag, Alghadhabeen and Alawazem.
The Mezhem clan includes the following families: Thoi Thubait, Alothyan, Alghubaiat, Almarashedah, Aljetha’an, Alseaheen, Thoi A’ali and Thoi A’tyah.
The Bano Saad clan includes the following families: the Albatnain, Allessah, Alsurairat and others.

Prayer ideas:
Worship God, the Lord of the desert. Read the Messianic Psalm 72:1-20. Proclaim God’s sovereignty over the desert and the Utaybah tribe.

Pray for the revelation of the Messiah among them and for their salvation. See verse 9: “Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.”

Pray for at least one of the five sub-clans listed above. You are among some of the first persons to ever specifically mention these sub-clans in prayer.