Aceldama

[ uh-sel-duh-muh, uh-kel- ]

/ əˈsɛl də mə, əˈkɛl- /

the place near Jerusalem purchased with the bribe Judas took for betraying Jesus. Acts 1:18, 19.

any place of slaughter and bloodshed.

Also Akeldama.

Origin of Aceldama

< Latin < Greek Akeldamá < Aramaic ḥăgēl dəmā field of blood

This plain has been the Aceldama of the nations that have warred in Palestine.

Heroines of the Crusades |C. A. Bloss
The eye of love proved keener than the eye of gratitude, and the Saxon lady, even in that Aceldama, knew her Harold.

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo |Edward Creasy
The eye of love proved keener than the eye of gratitude, and the Saxon lady even in that Aceldama knew her Harold.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 |Various
War made the South an Aceldama; reconstruction made it a Gehenna.

The Women of the Confederacy |J. L. Underwood

He bought with it a large estate, the name of which the people changed to Aceldama, as being bought with innocent blood.

Atrocious Judges |John Campbell, Baron Campbell

Aceldama

/ (əˈsɛldəmə) /

New Testament the place near Jerusalem that was bought with the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas for betraying Jesus (Matthew 27:8; Acts 1:19)

C14: from Aramaic haqēl demā field of blood