Sirach

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Overview

The Book of Sirach, also known as The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, The Wisdom of Jesus son of Eleazar, or Ecclesiasticus, is a Jewish literary work originally written in Biblical Hebrew. The longest extant wisdom book from antiquity, it consists of ethical teachings, written by Yeshua ben Eleazar ben Sira, a Hellenistic Jewish scribe of the Second Temple period.

Geography

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Earthquake history

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Notable people from here

Thomas Merton

priest and author (1915–1968)

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Bello of Carcassonne

Count of Carcassonne

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Claude Rostain

French diplomat (1916-2015)

Henri-Pierre Castelnau

French soldier and officer (1814-1890)

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Jean-Pierre Mas

Spanish pianist and composer

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François Boher

French sculptor and painter (1769-1825)

Henri Galau

French rugby union player (1897–1950)

Mehdi-Selim Khelifi

Algerian cross-country skier

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Jean-Paul Ney

French photographer

Abbé Rous

André Salvat

French military personnel (1920-2017)

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Antoine Fourquet

Roman Catholic archbishop (1872–1952)

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Didier Mené

François Bellugou

French footballer

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Guy Serra

French astrophysicist

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Jean-Francois Imbernon

French rugby union player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.