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EncyclopediaAceldamaAceldama (ukel'dumu) [key][Aram.,=field of blood], according to the Gospel of St. Matthew, the chief priests bought the potter's field with Judas' 30 pieces of silver as a place to bury foreigners. However, according to the Acts of the Apostles, Judas bought the field himself and met his death in it. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Aceldama from Infoplease:
- Aceldama - Aceldama Acel′dama A battle-field, a place where much blood has been shed. To the south of ...
- Akeldama - Akeldama Akeldama , variant of Aceldama.
- potter's field - potter's field: potter's field: see Aceldama.
- Judas Iscariot - Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot , Jesus' betrayer, possibly from the village of Kerioth, the only ...
- Acts: 1 - The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of…
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