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Wandering Jew, in legend

(Encyclopedia) Wandering Jew, in literary and popular legend, a Jew who mocked or mistreated Jesus while he was on his way to the cross and who was condemned therefore to a life of wandering on earth…

Christina Rossetti: Christian and Jew

Christian and JewA Dialogue'Oh happy happy land! Angels like rushes stand About the wells of light.'— 'Alas, I have not eyes for this fair sight: Hold fast my hand.'—'As in a soft wind,…

jew's-harp

(Encyclopedia) jew's-harp or jews'-harp, musical instrument of ancient lineage composed of a small metal frame containing a flexible metal tongue. The frame is held between the teeth and the metal…

Brewer's: Jew

The Wandering Jew. (1) Said to be KHARTAPH'ILOS, Pilate's porter. When the officers were dragging Jesus out of the hall, Kartaphilos struck Him with his fist in the back, saying, “Go…

Brewer's: Jews

in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, those English who were loyal to Charles II., called David. The Jews, a headstrong, moody, murmuring race, God's pampered people, whom,…

wandering jew, in botany

(Encyclopedia) wandering jew, common name for several creeping plants of the genus Tradescantia (including Zebrina) in the spiderwort family. T. pendula is most commonly cultivated in window boxes…

Sylvester, James Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814–97, English mathematician. He studied at Cambridge for four years after 1831, but because degrees were limited to members of the Church of England and he…

Millin, Sarah Gertrude (Liebson)

(Encyclopedia) Millin, Sarah Gertrude (Liebson), 1889–1968, South African writer. The first of her novels about colonial and racial problems in South Africa is Dark River (1920). Later novels include…

Brewer's: Wandering Jew

(1) Of Greek tradition. Aristeas, a poet who continued to appear and disappear alternately for above 400 years, and who visited all the mythical…

Brewer's: Rich as a Jew

This expression arose in the Middle Ages, when Jews were almost the only merchants, and were certainly the most wealthy of the people. There are still the Rothschilds among them, and…