The Potter’s Field (Aceldama)
The PassionMeaning: “The field of blood”
Blood money turned into a graveyard — prophecy fulfilled.
The burial field bought with Judas’s betrayal money, called the Field of Blood.
What It Was
When Judas flung the thirty pieces of silver into the temple, the priests would not put “the price of blood” into the treasury, so they bought “the potter’s field, to bury strangers in” (Matthew 27:6–7). It was called Aceldama — “the field of blood” (Acts 1:19).
Biblical Significance & Symbolism
Matthew sees in it the fulfilment of prophecy: the thirty pieces cast to the potter (Zechariah 11:12–13; Matthew 27:9–10). The betrayer’s wages, refused by the temple, became a field of graves — a grim monument to the price set on the Son of God.
Timeline
The chief priests buy the potter’s field with the blood money
Scripture References
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Matthew 27:7
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Matthew 27:8
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
Matthew 27:10
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
Acts1 verse
Acts 1:19
And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
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Frequently asked about The Potter’s Field (Aceldama)
What was The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) in the Bible?
The burial field bought with Judas’s betrayal money, called the Field of Blood.
What does The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) symbolize?
Blood money turned into a graveyard — prophecy fulfilled.
What does the name The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) mean?
The name The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) means “The field of blood”.
Where was The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) kept?
The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) was kept at Jerusalem.
Where is The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) first mentioned in the Bible?
The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) is first mentioned in Matthew 27:7.
How often is The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) mentioned in the Bible?
The Potter’s Field (Aceldama) is mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books: Matthew, Acts.
What was the potter’s field?
The burial ground for strangers bought with Judas’s thirty pieces of silver, called Aceldama, “the field of blood” (Matthew 27:7–8; Acts 1:19).
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