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Matthew 27:8

Matthew 27:8
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Wherefore that field was called,.... Not by the priests and elders, but by the common people, who knew by what money it was purchased,

the field of blood; or "Aceldama", which so signifies, as in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The field of blood - The field purchased by the price of blood. The name by which this field was called was “Aceldama,” Act 1:19. It was just without the walls of Jerusalem, on the south of Mount…

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