What was the distance Jesus walk to the way to Golgotha with the cross?

Answer 1

John did not carry the cross at all, although he was present at the Crucifixion - the only disciple who did not abandon Jesus. The cross was carried by Jesus himself, as was the custom, until he was so exhausted that he fell from the weight. Then we are told that a foreigner visiting Jerusalem, Simon of Cyrene, was commanded to carry it by the Roman guards there for the last stretch up to the Place of the Skull where Jesus was crucified. Incidentally, when we hear of the 'cross' being carried, this was actually the cross-bar and not the whole cross. The cross-bar would have been carried across the shoulders so that the rough hewn wood would dig into the flayed and wounded back (caused by the savage whipping where chunks of flesh would be removed during the process) so that the maximum pain could be infllicted. Carrying (or dragging) a full cross like you see in Hollywood movies was not the practice of the Romans and never really happened. For one thing, crosses were usually in two parts - an upright and a crossbeam (which was carried), and secondly, just dragging a cross over one shoulder is much less exhausing and easier on a wounded back than carrying a crossbeam across the victim's shoulders, which would have been agony. The Romans were very clever people, wonderful architects, engineers, politician, artists and so on... but they were also astonishingly cruel.

Answer 2

The distance Jesus walked on the way to Golgotha with the cross is traditionally believed to be about 600 meters or roughly 2,000 feet. This journey is known as the Via Dolorosa or the Way of Sorrows.

Answer 3

Jesus started carrying the cross in the Roman Quarters, very near Gabbatha, outside the Praetorium of Pilate. Very much evidence, especially underneath the Ecce Homo Covenant, testifies that this was where the Roman Soldiers were stationed. The exact place where he started carrying the cross would have been within about 40 meters of this place.

Jesus carried his cross outside of Jerusalem through the Sheep Gate. The sheep gate leading outside of the ancient city of Jerusalem is about 350 meters away. Once they existed this gate, Simon of Cyrene carried his cross less than 40 meters up the steep slope of Golgotha.

Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, the base of which is directly at the Sheep Gate.

John testifies:

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: Joh 19,17

The other Gospels testify that after going through the gate to exit the city, Simon of Cyrene carried the cross.

And coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon. They compelled him to carry his cross. Matt 27,32

Since the base of Golgotha is directly at the Sheep Gate (today, a bit higher in elevation, but basically at the same place as the Lion's Gate) the testimonies all agree.

To see the Lion's gate near the base of Golgotha as well as much more information concerning Golgotha, refer to the link below.

Answer 4

2000 feet.