Aceldama in the Bible

Meaning: field of blood

Exact Match

and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,

Verse ConceptsField Of BloodCovered With Blood

Thematic Bible



for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.'

This fact became widely known to the people of Jerusalem, so that the place received the name, in their language, of Achel-damach, which means 'The Field of Blood.')


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons