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使徒行传 1:19

這事住在耶路撒冷的人全都知道,所以按當地的話,那塊地稱為亞革大馬,意思就是‘血田’。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aceldama;   Judas (Jude);   Matthias;   Peter;   Prophecy;   The Topic Concordance - Judas Iscariot;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Language;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aceldama;   Apostle;   Barsabas;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judas;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Psalms, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Commentary;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Aceldama;   Chaldee Language;   Peter;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aceldama;   Judas Iscariot;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aceldama;   Acts;   Church;   Disciples;   Hakeldama;   Judas;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acts of the Apostles;   Akeldama;   Judas Iscariot;   Language of Christ;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Akeldama;   Akeldama ;   Atonement (2);   Blood;   Field;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Gehenna (2);   Jerusalem;   Judas Iscariot;   Judas Iscariot (2);   Language of Christ;   Ordination;   Potter;   Price of Blood ;   Sirach;   Tongue ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aceldama ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Aceldama;   Judas;   Theophilus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aceldama;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Acel'dama;   Akel'dama;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Akeldama;   James;   Joseph Barsabbas;   Judas Iscariot;   Matthias;   Peter, Simon;   Proper;   Sirach, Book of;   Tongue;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Aceldama;   Apostle;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aceldama;   Judas Iscariot;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
住 在 耶 路 撒 冷 的 众 人 都 知 道 这 事 , 所 以 按 着 他 们 那 里 的 话 给 那 块 田 起 名 叫 亚 革 大 马 , 就 是 血 田 的 意 思 。

Contextual Overview

15 During this time there was a meeting of the believers (about one hundred twenty of them). Peter stood up and said, 16"Brothers and sisters, in the Scriptures the Holy Spirit said through David something that must happen involving Judas. He was one of our own group and served together with us. He led those who arrested Jesus." 18 (Judas bought a field with the money he got for his evil act. But he fell to his death, his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem learned about this so they named this place Akeldama. In their language Akeldama means "Field of Blood.") 20 "In the Book of Psalms," Peter said, "this is written: ‘May his place be empty; leave no one to live in it.' Psalm 69:25 And it is also written: ‘Let another man replace him as leader.' Psalm 109:8 21"So now a man must become a witness with us of Jesus' being raised from the dead. He must be one of the men who were part of our group during all the time the Lord Jesus was among us—from the time John was baptizing people until the day Jesus was taken up from us to heaven." 23 They put the names of two men before the group. One was Joseph Barsabbas, who was also called Justus. The other was Matthias. 24The apostles prayed, "Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to do this work. Show us who should be an apostle in place of Judas, who turned away and went where he belongs." 26 Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it: Acts 2:22, Matthew 28:15

Aceldama: 2 Samuel 2:16, *marg.

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 18:18 - Absalom's place 2 Samuel 20:10 - and shed 2 Chronicles 20:26 - the name Zechariah 11:13 - Cast Matthew 27:5 - and departed Matthew 27:8 - that Luke 14:30 - General 1 Timothy 3:16 - received

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem,.... As that he betrayed Jesus of Nazareth into the hands of the chief priests, for thirty pieces of silver; that this was the reward of his iniquity; and that with this a field was purchased for the burying of strangers in; and that he died in such a miserable way: there was scarce an inhabitant in Jerusalem but knew all this,

insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue; or "in their own dialect", the "Jerusalem dialect", Which was now Chaldee, or Syriac; and such is the word that follows, "Aceldama; that is to say, the field of blood": because it was bought with the price of Christ's blood: and if, as some say, Judas hanged him self here, or was thrown headlong here by Satan, and that this was the place where his bowels gushed out; then it may be likewise so called, because it was sprinkled with his blood. It is called in the Alexandrian copy "Acheldamach"; and often by Jerom p "Acheldemach", but very wrongly; for not "Demach", but "Dema", in the Syriac and Chaldee dialect, signifies "blood"; which Peter calls the dialect of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, being now spoken by them, in distinction from the Galilean dialect used by him; which, it is plain, was different from the Jerusalem dialect by what is said, Mark 14:70. This field, as it is reported by some, was by the appointment of the Empress Helena compassed about with four walls, in the manner of a tower, upon the top of which are seven distinct doors, like windows, by which the dead bodies of Christians are let down into it; and that it is fifty feet wide, and seventy two long: it stands not far from the valley of Himom, and is upon the south side of Mount Zion, where, as Jerom says q, it was showed in his time. Masius r affirms, there was a very high mountain near Jerusalem, called Mount Aceldema, from the adjacent field, which was bought with the price of Christ's blood, to bury strangers in.

p Comment. in Psal. 108. fol. 73. D. & de locis Hebraicis, fol. 89. C. & 95. H. & de Nominibus Hebraicis, fol. 105. H. q De locis Hebraicis, ib. r Comment. in Josuam, p. 283.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It was known ... - , Matthew 27:8. The scene in the temple; the acts of the priests in purchasing the field, etc., would make it known; and the name of the field would preserve the memory of the guilt of Judas.

Their proper tongue - The language spoken by the Jews the Syro-Chaldaic.

Aceldama - This is composed of two Syro-Chaldaic words, and means literally, the field of blood.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 1:19. It was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem — The repentance of Judas, his dying testimony in behalf of our Lord's innocence, and his tragical death, were publicly known, as was also the transaction about the purchase of the field, and hence arose the name by which at was publicly known. These circumstances must have lessened the credit of the chief priests, and have prepared the public mind to receive the Gospel of the kingdom, when preached to them after the day of pentecost.

That field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama — This proper tongue was not the Hebrew; that had long ceased to be the proper tongue in Palestine: it was a sort of Chaldaio-Syriac which was commonly spoken. The word in the Syriac version is [Syriac] chacal-demo, and literally signifies the field of blood; because it was bought by the price of the life or blood of the Lord Jesus.


 
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