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Ben Sira

Jewish Sages

Simon ben Jesus ben Eliezer ben Sira, known as Ben Sira and also called Jesus ben Sira or Sirach, was a Hellenistic Jewish scribe, sage and allegorist from Jerusalem in the Second Temple period, active in the 2nd century BCE under Seleucid rule. He is the author of the Book of Sirach, also known as Ecclesiasticus. He wrote the work in Hebrew, possibly in Alexandria around 180 to 175 BCE, where he is thought to have founded a school. A medieval text, the Alphabet of Sirach, was falsely attributed to him, so his name should not be confused with that later work.

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Ben Sira wrote his work in Hebrew, possibly in Alexandria in the Ptolemaic Kingdom c. 180–175 BCE, where he is thought to have established a school.
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    He is the author of the Book of Sirach, also known as "Ecclesiasticus".
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    Simon Ben Jesus Ben Eliezer ben Sira, better known as Ben Sira, also called Ben Sirach, Jesus ben Sira, Jeshua ben Sira, or Sirach (Hebrew: שמעון בן יהושע בן אליעזר בן סירא, romanized: Šīmʿōn ben Yəhōšuaʿ ben ʾĔliʿezer ben Sirāʾ‍; fl. 2nd century BCE) was a Hellenistic Jewish scribe, sage, and allegorist from Seleucid-controlled Jerusalem of the Second Temple period.
  • Belongs to Tradition: Judaism, Lead sentence
    Simon Ben Jesus Ben Eliezer ben Sira, better known as Ben Sira, also called Ben Sirach, Jesus ben Sira, Jeshua ben Sira, or Sirach (Hebrew: שמעון בן יהושע בן אליעזר בן סירא, romanized: Šīmʿōn ben Yəhōšuaʿ ben ʾĔliʿezer ben Sirāʾ‍; fl. 2nd century BCE) was a Hellenistic Jewish scribe, sage, and allegorist from Seleucid-controlled Jerusalem of the Second Temple period.
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    written by Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira (Ben Sira), a Hellenistic Jewish scribe of the Second Temple period
  • Works Attributed: Wisdom of Sirach, Lead section
    written by Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira (Ben Sira), a Hellenistic Jewish scribe of the Second Temple period
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