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Aceldama

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A·cel·da·ma 1  (-sld-m)
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.
Aceldama
a place of bloodshed, so called after the field purchased by Judas with the bribe he received for betraying Christ.
See also: Killing
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