Aceldama (Field of blood)

Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: historic site in Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Aceldama”, “Akeldama”, and “Hakeldama”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aceldama monastery and Pool of Siloam.

Church
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The St. Onuphrius Monastery is an Orthodox monastery for women located in the potter's field that the Jewish elders purchased with the thirty pieces of silver returned by Judas Iscariot that had been given for betraying Jesus.

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The term refers to several rock-cut pools located southeast of the walls of the . The pools were fed by the waters of the , carried there by the Siloam tunnel.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of . is situated 1 km north of Aceldama (Field of blood).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Tor and Silwan.

Suburb
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, also Abu Thor or ath-Thori, is a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in , built on a prominence south of the , Jebel . The traditional Christian name is Hill of Evil Counsel.

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or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian district in , on the southeastern outskirts of the current Old City of Jerusalem. It was the source of water for the within larger boundaries of the ancient walled city of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

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Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.

Aceldama (Field of blood)

Latitude
31.76819° or 31° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
35.2332° or 35° 13′ 60″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ69M+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4296403392
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Wiki­data ID
Q886458
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Aceldama (Field of blood)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حقل الدم”
  • Chinese: “血腥之地”
  • Czech: “Akeldama”
  • Czech: “Chakel-dama”
  • Czech: “Hakeldama”
  • Czech: “Hakeldámá”
  • Dutch: “Akeldama”
  • French: “Akeldama”
  • French: “Champ du potier”
  • French: “Champ du Sang”
  • French: “Haqeldemah”
  • German: “Aceldama Kloster (Blutacker)”
  • German: “Akeldamach”
  • German: “Blutacker”
  • German: “Hakeldama”
  • German: “Töpfersacker”
  • Greek: “Αγρός αίματος”
  • Greek: “Αγρός του κεραμέως”
  • Greek: “Ακελδαμά”
  • Hebrew: “חקל דמא”
  • Hindi: “एकेलदामा मठ”
  • Indonesian: “Akeldama”
  • Italian: “Aceldama”
  • Italian: “Akeldamà”
  • Italian: “Sindone di Akeldamà”
  • Japanese: “アケルダマ”
  • Macedonian: “Акелдама”
  • Malayalam: “Akeldama”
  • Malayalam: “അക്കൽദാമ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Blodåkeren”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hakeldama”
  • Norwegian: “Hakeldama”
  • Polish: “Hakeldama”
  • Polish: “Pole Garncarza”
  • Polish: “Pole Krwi”
  • Portuguese: “Aceldama”
  • Portuguese: “Akeldama”
  • Russian: “Акелдама”
  • Russian: “Акельдама”
  • Russian: “Земля Горшечная”
  • Russian: “Земля Горшечника”
  • Russian: “Монастырь прп. Онуфрия Великого”
  • Russian: “Поле Крови”
  • Russian: “Село Крови”
  • Russian: “Село Скудельниче”
  • Russian: “Село Скудельничее”
  • Russian: “Село Скудельное”
  • Spanish: “Aceldama”
  • Spanish: “Akeldama”
  • Tamil: “அக்கெல்தாமா”
  • Ukrainian: “Акелдама”
  • Urdu: “ہقل دما”

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