Matthew 27:8
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That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
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This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.
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The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
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And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.