Potters field

Potters field
   The name given to the piece of ground which was afterwards bought with the money that had been given to Judas. It was called the "field of blood" (Matt. 27:7-10). Tradition places it in the valley of Hinnom. (See Aceldama.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary. . 1897.

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