  We determine the bottom quark mass $\hat{m}_b$ from QCD sum rules of moments
of the vector current correlator calculated in perturbative QCD to ${\cal O}
(\hat\alpha_s^3)$. Our approach is based on the mutual consistency across a set
of moments where experimental data are required for the resonance contributions
only. Additional experimental information from the continuum region can then be
used for stability tests and to assess the theoretical uncertainty. We find
$\hat{m}_b(\hat{m}_b) = (4180.2 \pm 7.9)$ MeV for $\hat\alpha_s(M_Z) = 0.1182$.
