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The opening as it read in 2005

Wandering Jew (plant) for a plant of the same name.¹ The Wandering Jew is a figure from Christian folklore .² The legend relates that a Jewish shoemaker, taunting Jesus on the way to crucifixion , was told by him to "go on forever till I return". The shoemaker was thus punished for his indiscretion by being forced to wander the earth until the second coming of Jesus . When some interpreters see the "wandering Jew" as a metaphorical personification of the Jewish diaspora , the anti-Semitic subtext that links the two is that the destruction of Jerusalem was in retribution for Jewish responsibility for the Crucifixion. A more allegorical view claims instead that the "wandering Jew" personifies any individual who has been made to see the error of his wickedness , if the mocking of the Passion epitomizes the callousness of mankind toward the suffering of human beings. A variety of names have been given for the Wandering Jew, including: Ahasuerus (or Ahasverus) Buttadaeus (or Buttadeu) Cartaphilus Juan Espera en Dios There also exsists a Jewish family line with the surname Wander. They mostly originate from Galitzia (Ukraine, formerly Poland).³

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The opening as it stood in 2010 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

The Wandering Jew by Gustave Doré . The Wandering Jew is a figure from medieval Christian folklore whose legend began to spread in Europe in the thirteenth century. The original legend concerns a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming . The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman, sometimes he is the doorman at Pontius Pilate 's estate.

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The opening as it stood in 2015

The Wandering Jew by Gustave Doré The Wandering Jew is a fictional figure whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. The original legend concerns a Jew , who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming . The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman, while sometimes he is the doorman at Pontius Pilate 's estate. as described in the first chapter of Curious Myths of the Middle Ages where Sabine Baring-Gould attributed the earliest extant mention of the myth of the Wandering Jew to Matthew Paris . The chapter began with a reference to Gustave Doré 's series of twelve illustrations to the legend, and ended with a sentence remarking that, while the original legend was so 'noble in its severe simplicity' that few could develop it with success in poetry or otherwise, Doré had produced in this series 'at once a poem, a romance, and a chef-d'oeuvre of art'. First published in two parts in 1866 and 1868, the work was republished in 1877 and in many other editions.

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Legendary figure The Wandering Jew by Gustave Doré The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. The original legend concerns a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming . The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman, while sometimes he is the doorman at the estate of Pontius Pilate . as described in the first chapter of Curious Myths of the Middle Ages where Sabine Baring-Gould attributed the earliest extant mention of the myth of the Wandering Jew to Matthew Paris . The chapter began with a reference to Gustave Doré 's series of twelve illustrations to the legend, and ended with a sentence remarking that, while the original legend was so 'noble in its severe simplicity' that few could develop it with success in poetry or otherwise, Doré had produced in this series 'at once a poem, a romance, and a chef-d'œuvre of art'. First published in two parts in 1866 and 1868, the work was republished in 1877 and in many other editions.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Legendary figure This article is about the legendary figure. The Wandering Jew by Gustave Doré The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming . The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman , while sometimes he is the doorman at the estate of Pontius Pilate . Curious myths of the Middle Ages . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Legendary figure in Christian Folklore This article is about the legendary figure. The Wandering Jew by Gustave Doré The Wandering Jew (occasionally referred to as the Eternal Jew , a calque from German "der Ewige Jude" ) is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming . The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman , while sometimes he is the doorman at the estate of Pontius Pilate . Curious myths of the Middle Ages . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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