"Their name liveth for evermore" is a phrase from the Book of Sirach, chapter 44, verse 14, widely inscribed on war memorials since the First World War. Although the Book of Sirach is not included in
"Their name liveth for evermore" inscribed on the Stone of Remembrance at the Buttes New British Cemetery, in Belgium
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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 lon
Their name liveth for evermore
…Their name liveth for evermore" is a phrase from the Book of Sirach, chapter 44, verse 14, widely inscribed on war memorials since the First World War. Although the Book of Sirach is not included in the Hebrew Bible…
Illustration of Joshua Sirach in Das Geheime Ehrenbuch der Fugger by Jörg Breu the Younger, 1545–1549
Illustration for the Book of Sirach, circa 1751
"Alle Weiſsheit ist bey Gott dem Herren..." (modern spelling: Alle Weisheit ist bei Gott dem Herrn) (Book of Sirach, first chapter, German translation), anonymous artist 1654
Masada casemate room 1109: Discovery site of Ben Sira scroll (MasSir)