Calvary in the Bible

Meaning: the place of a skull

Exact Match

So, they took Jesus [away] and He went out [of the city] carrying the cross by Himself to a place called "The Place of the Skull," [also] called "Golgotha" in the Hebrew language [and "Calvary" in Latin].

Verse ConceptsCrucifixion, Of ChristBackCalvaryCarrying The CrossSkullsBurying placesThe Crosscrusades

Thematic Bible



They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."

They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is translated, "The place of a skull."

When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

He went out, carrying the cross himself, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which is called in Hebrew, "Golgotha,"


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