John Gill's Exposition on Matthew 27:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Wherefore that field was called, etc.] 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 (<440119>Acts 1:19), not called the field of the priests, the purchasers; nor the field of the strangers, for whom it was bought; but the field of blood, being purchased with that money, for which innocent blood was betrayed; and this name it bore unto this day; in which Matthew wrote his Gospel, about eight years after, as is thought. Jerom f1639 says, that in his time this field was shown on the south side of Mount Sion.

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