Golgotha also know as the place of the skull. The mountain looks like a skull when viewed from a certain angle.
Jesus was crucified
The hill in the Bible is called Golgotha, "the place of a skull". It mentions it in Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, and John 19:17.
The hill that you are refering to is the hill that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was crucified on. The hill is commonly called Golgotha and looks like a skull from a distance. The location is not exactly known. Though it is known Golgotha was outside of the walls of Jerusalem.
The one on the left.
On the cross on the hill of the skull, called Golgotha.
Skull Hill.your welcome!
It has been said that David carried the head of Goliath back to Jerusalem. It is possible the the "skull" the hill is named for is GOLiaths skull.
Matthew 27:33English Standard VersionAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),Amplified BibleAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha [Latin: Calvary], which means The Place of a Skull,Luke 23:33Amplified BibleAnd when they came to the place which is called The Skull[Latin: Calvary; Hebrew: Golgotha], there they crucified Him, and [along with] the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
the hill was called the place of the skull thought to be just out side of Jersulam
Golgotha is derived from גלגלתו (gulgaletov) meaning skull. Calvary is the latin used for the top part of the skull. Although there is only one hill which looks like the top part of a skull, still most Christians continue to believe that Golgotha is where Helen and Constantine I claimed it to be, under the Church of the Sepulcher. Refer to the link below to see the only hill in the Jerusalem area which appears like the top of a skull.
Jesus Christ died in a place called "Golgatha", or "Calvary", which means "The Place of the Skull" See Matt 27:33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt%2027:33&version=31