Aceldama in the Bible

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Aceldama in the Bible

Place New Testament

At a glance

  • Name: Aceldama
  • Classification: Place
  • Testament: New Testament
  • Verse mentions: 1
  • Books: 1
  • Chapters: 1

Description

Aceldama, meaning 'field of blood,' was the name given to the field purchased with the money Judas Iscariot received for betraying Jesus.

KJV Bible references

Acts 1:19

And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

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