Bible Dictionary
Sirach
Sirach was the father of Jesus, or Joshua, who wrote the Hebrew original of the book later known as Ecclesiasticus.
Definition
Sirach was the father of Jesus, or Joshua, who wrote the Hebrew original of the book later known as Ecclesiasticus.
Biblical Usage
Sirach is associated with the authorship of the Hebrew original of Ecclesiasticus.
Historical Background
The supplied material places him broadly between 310 and 220 B.C.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
the father of Jesus (Joshua), the writer of the Hebrew original of the book of Ecclesiasticus. (B.C. 310-220.)