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A Jewish shoemaker who, in Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his (Jesus') crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until Jesus' return (ie. the second coming).

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Wandering Jew

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Wandering Jew

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A Jewish shoemaker who, in Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his (Jesus') crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until Jesus' return (ie. the second coming).

Japanese Meaning

キリスト教の伝承において、イエス・キリストが十字架に向かう途中で嘲笑したため、再臨（イエスの再来）まで永遠に地上をさまよう運命を負ったとされるユダヤ人、主に伝説上の靴職人を指す

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In many retellings, the Wandering Jew is portrayed as the Jewish shoemaker who taunted Jesus on the way to his crucifixion and was cursed to wander the earth until the Second Coming.

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多くの語り伝えでは、流浪のユダヤ人は、磔に向かう途中でイエスを嘲ったとされ、再臨まで地上をさまようよう呪われたユダヤの靴職人として描かれる。

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A Jewish shoemaker who, in Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his (Jesus') crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until Jesus' return (ie. the second coming).

The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!

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