Golgotha

Hill mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in Matthew.

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Journeys through Golgotha

• Jesus’ birth and childhood (c. 6–4 BC and after)
• The road to Jerusalem (c. AD 29–30)
• The last week and the resurrection (Passover, AD 30 or 33)
• Abraham (c. 2000 BC (traditional))
• Judah into exile (597 and 586 BC)
• The return (538–445 BC)
• Paul’s third journey (c. AD 53–57)
• Paul’s voyage to Rome (c. AD 59–60)

Where it appears

Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), John (1)

Key verses

• Matthew 27:33 first mention — And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
• Mark 15:22 — And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
• Luke 23:33 — And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
• 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:

Nearby places

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Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.