<p>1:19 <i>And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem, so much so that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood</i>- &ldquo;What will you give me&hellip;?&rdquo; suggests that Judas&rsquo; motive was partly financial. And all he could buy with it was a muddy clay field which became worthless, which nobody else wanted to own anyway. The suicide of Judas and the way he had bought or been given a field for his evil work became known to all. It was impossible for the Jews to disguise the fact that what they had done was known by all, and all their plotting had not been blessed but had come to an unpleasant and embarrassing end. They really had no option but to repent and accept the risen Lord; but their pride was too great. &ldquo;Akeldama&rdquo; has been linked to the name of the field where the young men of David and Saul died in their own blood when they tried to take the Kingdom immediately in the wrong way (2 Sam. 2:16). We note that the Aramaic &ldquo;Akeldama&rdquo; was the &ldquo;proper tongue&rdquo; of the Jerusalem dwellers. They would have claimed to be true Hebrews; but in truth they were part Gentile in God&rsquo;s eyes, hence their true language is called Aramaic. It was the &ldquo;dwellers at Jerusalem&rdquo; who later repented and were converted by Peter in chapter 2; their consciences began to be touched by hearing of the tragedy of Judas, and how deeply unblessed was all connected with him.</p>