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Akeldama in Jerusalem, Medeba Map

Akeldama in Jerusalem, Medeba Map



‎Maps were rare in ancient times. A probable main reason sixth-century A.D. mosaicists incorporated the Medeba (Madaba) Map into the floor of the Saint George Church in Madaba, Jordan, was to guide pilgrims approaching Jerusalem from the east. Travelers could trust the church’s version of Jerusalem to guide them to Akeldama, “the Field of Blood,” for example, far more safely than they could rely on sometimes unscrupulous or ill-informed “guides.” The two lines of Greek characters in this photo, just below the curving line indicating the city wall, spell “Akeldama.”
‎Judg 5:6, Jer 9:2, Matt 27:8, Luke 24:18, Acts 1:19
‎Image by user Deror Avi, from Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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