Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Akeldama?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Akeldama.

First appears in Matthew 27:8 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical field. Modern identification: Akeldama.

Akeldama is represented in the local geography layer as Akeldama. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 27:8 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Akeldama today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Akeldama is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Akeldama is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Akeldama

31.768°N · 35.233°E

Key passages

Appears in

Matthew

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Acts

1 chapter · 1 verse mention