John 19:17 - And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, [NKJV - parallel accounts in Matt. 27:33 and Mark 15:22] "Skull" or "a place of a skull" is the meaning of the Hebrew word "Golgotha." According to Bible dictionaries, the site of Jesus' crucifixion was so named because in form it resembled the shape of a skull.
Luke 23:33 Jesus' cross is on Calvary. The place is called Golgotha which it is a place of a skull in Matt. 27:33.
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.
Jesus Christ was crucified in Jerusalem which was the capital of Israel. The hill where He was crucified was called Golgotha.
The central events of Christian faith-the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus- took place in Jerusalem, 'near the city'(John 19:20), 'outside the gate' (Hebrews 13:12) at Golgotha (Skull Place)(John 19:17/Matthew 27:33).
Jesus had to walk the entire way to calvary, even though he fell, and some one else carried the cross for him.
Golgotha also know as the place of the skull. The mountain looks like a skull when viewed from a certain angle.
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
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.
Calvary is another name for Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified.
Golgotha means 'Place of the skull'.
In the King James versionthe word - Golgotha - appears three timesMat 27:33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,Mar 15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.John 19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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.
Outside of Jerusalem on a mount called Golgotha - place of the skull.
Luke 23:33 Jesus' cross is on Calvary. The place is called Golgotha which it is a place of a skull in Matt. 27:33.
Golgotha is Aramaic, meaning 'skull' . It is also vey similar to the Hebrew word for skull (גולגולת, transliteration goolgolet). The reason it was named so is because if its appearance as the skull-pan (top) of a skull. A spot there is called Golgotha,-of old the fathers' earlier tongue thus called its name, "The skull-pan of a head:" Origin Against Marcion Book II 259 Also in the Gospel of John it mentions this being in Hebrew. 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 To see a picture of Golgotha, which looks like the skull-pan of a head, refer to the link below.
At a place called Golgotha (which means 'the place of a skull) outside of the then city wall of Jerusalem.
The Place of the Skull; in Hebrew, Golgotha