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Aceldama

A name compounded of two Aramaic words, and occurring in the New Testament as a designation of the field bought by Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, for some unknown purpose with the reward for his betrayal (Acts i., 19), or purchased by the priests as a place to bury strangers in. The Revised Version has Akeldama. The word is said to have been interpreted " the field of blood." But the best-supported Greek reading is Acheldamach, which would give the unsuitable meaning " field of thy blood." On the other hand, assuming that Acheldamach is the correct form of the name, the second part of the word may be identified with another root. The name will then mean " field of sleep," i.e., the sleep of death. See Encycl. Bibl.

citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12

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