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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 1:19

“And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood).”

The result of this vivid and seemingly ominous death was that the name of the place where it happened became known to the locals as Akeldama, ‘the field of blood'. It would not take long for such a story to get around at festival time and for such a name to be given. The incident had clearly caused great horror, and as it would be seen as defiling the land at Passover time, it would be necessary for warning to be given of it that the field might be avoided.

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