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Calvary (Latin: Calvariae or Calvariae locus) or Golgotha (Biblical Greek: Γολγοθᾶ, romanized: Golgothâ) was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus was crucified.
May 7, 2024 · The exact location where Jesus was crucified is disputed. In the fourth century C.E., the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built at the site of Golgotha as identified by Roman emperor Constantine’s mother, Helena.
Jun 27, 2024 · Golgotha, (from Latin calva: “bald head” or “skull”), skull-shaped hill in ancient Jerusalem, the site of Jesus’ Crucifixion. It is referred to in all four Gospels (Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, and John 19:17).
Feb 20, 2024 · Golgotha, a skull-shaped hill in biblical Jerusalem, is the place of Jesus' crucifixion. It is mentioned in all four books of the Gospels.
Jan 4, 2022 · Golgotha is the Aramaic name of the location where Jesus was crucified outside of Old Jerusalem. In John 19:16-18 we read, “So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.
Golgotha. the common name of the spot where Jesus was crucified. It is interpreted by the evangelists as meaning "the place of a skull" ( Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17).
The tomb and skull of Adam, still pointed out in an excavated chamber below the traditional Calvary, marks the survival of this tradition on the spot. This is by far the most ancient explanation of the name Golgotha and, in spite of the absurdity of the original tradition about Adam, is probably the true one.
Mar 28, 2024 · For after being humiliated and harassed by carrying his cross through the crowded streets of angry onlookers, leading to the execution site, Jesus of Nazareth was crucified at “a place called Golgotha, that is to say, the place of the skull” (Matthew 27:33 ESV).
GOLGOTHA gŏl’ gə thə ( Γολγοθα, skull ). The Aram. name of the place near Jerusalem where Christ was crucified. 1. The Biblical record. The name Golgotha actually appears but three times in the Bible, in parallel passages of the gospels ( Matt 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17 ). The word is Aram.
Jan 14, 2024 · All four Gospels explicitly state that Jesus was crucified at a place called Golgotha (Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; Luke 23:33; John 19:17). This detail provides strong evidence that Golgotha was the actual site of the crucifixion.