And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)

1. Akeldama is Chaldeean, the common language of the Jews at this time.

2. Remember, the Hebrew language became a dead language about 400 years earlier. Only scribes, priests and highly educated Jews knew the Hebrew language.

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Old Testament