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Friday, January 17th, 2025
the First Week after Epiphany
the First Week after Epiphany
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Aceldama
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
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a piece of ground without the south wall of Jerusalem, on the other side of the brook Siloam. It was called the Potter's Field, because an earth or clay was dug in it of which pottery was made. It was likewise called the Fuller's Field, because cloth was dried in it. But it having been afterward bought with the money by which the high priest and ruler of the Jews purchased the blood of Jesus, it was called Aceldama, or the Field of Blood.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Aceldama'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/a/aceldama.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Aceldama'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/a/aceldama.html. 1831-2.
