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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Golgotha
The name is Aramaic for place of a skull, Calvary in Latin, where Jesus was crucified outside Jerusalem's walls. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Garden Tomb both have their advocates, and neither can be confirmed.
The name is Aramaic for place of a skull, Calvary in Latin, where Jesus was crucified outside Jerusalem's walls. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Garden Tomb both have their advocates, and neither can be confirmed.
Golgotha, meaning “place of a skull” in Aramaic, was the site outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified, known by its Latin equivalent, Calvary (Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17). All four Gospels place it near a public road and close to a garden containing a tomb, yet outside the city gate, details that complicate several traditional identifications of the site. Its exact location remains debated; the traditional site under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the rocky knoll known as the Garden Tomb both have modern advocates, though neither can be confirmed with certainty.
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- Matthew 27:33
- Mark 15:22
- John 19:17
