Akeldama
Places & Geography • New Testament
Akeldama means “field of blood.” It was the field associated with Judas’s betrayal of Jesus and the purchase of a burial place for strangers.
Biblical Usage
The records connect Akeldama with Judas’s betrayal of Jesus. The priests used the money associated with him to buy the potter’s field for burying strangers, and the field received the name “field of blood.”
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