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
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.
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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.
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Aceldama
field of blood
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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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.
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