Wandering Jew
European Christian legendary figure of a Jew who taunted Jesus and was cursed to immortally walk the Earth until the Second Coming
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Wandering Jew
Summary
Wandering Jew is a legendary figure[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of legendary_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,857 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Wandering Jew's religion is recorded as Judaism[3].
- Wandering Jew is recorded as male[4].
- Wandering Jew's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[5].
- Wandering Jew's Commons category is recorded as Wandering Jew[6].
- Wandering Jew's given name is recorded as Ahasuerus[7].
- Wandering Jew's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wandering Jew[8].
- Wandering Jew's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 82A(AHASVERUS)[9].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as Bodláčí z Parnassu[17].
- Wandering Jew's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[18].
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Definition and Type
Wandering Jew's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[5].
Influence
Things named for Wandering Jew include The Eternal Jew[19], a film[20], directed by Fritz Hippler[21].
Why It Matters
Wandering Jew ranks in the top 2% of legendary_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,857 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for it include The Eternal Jew[19], a film[20], directed by Fritz Hippler[21].