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.
Golgotha is called the place of the skull because in Aramaic and Hebrew, "Golgotha" means "place of the skull." It is believed to refer to the skull-like appearance of the hill where Jesus was crucified.
Jesus' cross is commonly referred to as the "Cross of Calvary" or the "Cross of Golgotha." Golgotha, meaning "place of the skull," is a hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
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 was crucified on a hill outside of Jerusalem called Golgotha, which means "place of the skull." It was not a mountain but rather a prominent hill where public executions were carried out.
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.
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.
At a place called Golgotha (which means 'the place of a skull) outside of the then city wall of Jerusalem.
The word "Golgotha" comes from Aramaic, a Semitic language spoken in the ancient Near East. It is also known as Calvary in English, which is derived from the Latin word "Calvariae Locus" meaning "skull place" or "place of the skull." Golgotha is the biblical site where Jesus was crucified.
The Place of the Skull; in Hebrew, Golgotha
Jesus died in a place called Calvary, also called Golgotha, meaning Place of the Skull, outside the city of Jerusalem.
No, Golgotha is not a literary term. It is the Mount on which Jesus was crucified. The word Golgotha in hebrew means skull, and in Greek the Gospels used the word 'Kranion', or cranium, the upper part of the skull. The reason Golgotha got its name is because the mount looks like the upper part of a skull (see link).