Calvary in the Bible
Meaning: the place of a skull
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And when they came to a place called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, the one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
And He was bearing His cross. And He went out into a place called Calvary, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
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Calvary » Also called golgotha, place where jesus was crucified
And when they had come to the place called Golgotha, which means "the place of a skull" [i.e., probably because it was a skull-shaped knoll in appearance],
Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha which, being interpreted, means "the place of the skull" [i.e., probably because it was a skull-shaped knoll in appearance].
And when they came to the place called "The Skull" [Note: The Latin word for this place is "Calvary"], they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one at His right side and one at His left.
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].