Aceldama
noun
- Bible the field near Jerusalem bought with the money given Judas for betraying Jesus: Acts 1:19; Matt. 27:8
- a place of bloodshed
See Aceldama in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ə-sĕlˈdə-mə)
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.
(ə-sĕlˈdə-mə)
noun A place with dreadful associations.
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