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Jesus ben Sirach
Jewish writer
Years: 220BCE - 165BCE
Jesus ben Sirach, commonly known simply as ben Sirach or Sirach and also rendered "Jesus son of Sirach" or "Jesus Siracides", is the author of the deuterocanonical Wisdom of Sirach and possibly the rabbinical Alphabet of Sirach.
Ben Sirach, a Jew who had been living in Jerusalem, may have authored the work in Alexandria, Egypt circa 180–175 BCE, where he is thought to have established a school.
