Aceldama

(ə seldə mə)

noun

  1. Bible the field near Jerusalem bought with the money given Judas for betraying Jesus: Acts 1:19; Matt. 27:8
  2. a place of bloodshed

Origin: L < Gr Akeldama < Aram chakal-dema, field of blood

See Aceldama in American Heritage Dictionary 4

In the New Testament, a potter's field near Jerusalem purchased by the priests as a burial ground for strangers with the reward that Judas had received for betraying Jesus and had later returned to them.

noun
A place with dreadful associations.

Origin:

Origin: After Aceldama1

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