Aceldama

Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now!
Babylon 8 - Your all-in-one solution
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to any language.
View Demo


BabylonEnglish English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
Aceldama
n. (New Testament) field near Jerusalem that was purchased with the money Judas Iscariot received for betraying Jesus; place that has very negative connotations


Wikipedia English The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Akeldama
Aceldama or Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the followers of Jesus. In Aramaic hagel dema signifies "field of blood". The name is written in Greek ’Akeldamá, and very often ’Akeldamách, to render by the letter ch the guttural sound of the final letter aleph.The earth in this area is of rich clay and was formerly used by potters. For this reason it was formerly known as the Potter's Field. The clay had a strong red colour, which may be the origin of the modern name. More recently it was used as a burial place for non-Jews. It was used for this purpose up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Aceldama
(n.)
The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryDownload this dictionary
Aceldama
field of blood
  

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About
Smith's Bible DictionaryDownload this dictionary
Aceldama

(the field of blood) (Akeldama in the Revised Version), the name given by the Jews of Jerusalem to a field near Jerusalem purchased by Judas with the money which he received for the betrayal of Christ, and so called from his violent death therein. (Acts 1:19) The "field of blood" is now shown on the steep southern face of the valley or ravine of Hinnom, "southwest of the supposed pool of Siloam."
  

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith. About

Define Aceldama

Translate Aceldama





| Aceldama in French | Aceldama in Italian | Aceldama in Spanish | Aceldama in Portuguese | Aceldama in German | Aceldama in Russian | Aceldama in Japanese | Aceldama in Greek | Aceldama in Hebrew | Aceldama in Croatian