Aceldama is the Aramaic name the Jews gave to the field purchased with the money given to Judas Iscariot by the Romans for betraying Jesus. The word means field of blood and was named so because Judas hung himself from a tree and his entrails spilled out onto the earth. It was previously called the potter's field (Matt. 27:7, 8; Acts 1:19), and was appropriated as the burial-place for strangers. It lies on a narrow level terrace on the south face of the valley of Hinnom. Its modern name is Haked-damm. Aramaic is a Semitic language with a four-thousand year history. ... Judas Iscariot (died April AD 29–33, Hebrew יהודה איש־קריות Yəhûḏāh ʾΚ-qəriyyôṯ) was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve original apostles of Jesus, and the one who ultimately betrayed him. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... // Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is a mythical figure and is also Christianitys central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. ... Note: Tanach quotes are from the Judaica press Tanach. ...

See also

• Aramaic of Jesus

It is also the title of one of the works of Aleister Crowley. It is generally accepted that Aramaic was the mother tongue of Jesus. ... Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 - 1 December 1947) was an occultist, mystic, sexual revolutionary, and drug addict (especially heroin). ...