Golgotha in the Bible

Meaning: a heap of skulls; something skull-shaped

Exact Match

And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.

Verse ConceptsBody Of Christ, Physical DeathDeath penaltyCrucifixion, Of ChristPainTortureCalvarySkullsChrist Was KilledCrucifiedOthers CrucifiedBurying placesassertivenesscrucifixion

Thematic Bible



On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),

They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha- -a name which means 'Place of a Skull.'

And he went out, carrying his cross himself, to the place which is named from a scull, or, in Hebrew, Golgotha.


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