Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Akeldama, the Field of Blood, was the burial field bought with the money tied to Judas' betrayal. It is important because it fixes the aftermath of betrayal onto Jerusalem's landscape. First appears in Acts 1:19.1
Coordinates
31.78, 35.23
First appears
Acts 1:19
AI summary: Akeldama matters because it turns guilt and death into a named place. Matthew and Acts preserve the field as part of the public memory of Judas' betrayal and its consequences. The cross references present Akeldama as a Jerusalem field marked by blood, shame, and lasting remembrance.1
Latitude
31.78
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
2
The name which the Jews gave in their proper tongue, i.e., in Aramaic, to the field which was purchased with the money which had been given to the betrayer of our Lord. The word means “field of blood.” It was previously called “the potter’s field” (Matt. 27:7, 8; Acts 1:19), and was appropriated as the burial-place for strangers. It lies on a narrow level terrace on the south face of the valley of Hinnom. Its modern name is Hak ed-damm. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.