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The Crucifixion…where did it happen and what was it called?


Which of the following names for the place where Jesus was crucified appear in the Gospels?

A. Calvary

B. The Skull

C. Golgotha

D. Armageddon

E. Place of a Skull

F. Gethsemane

Answer(s):

A. Calvary (Calvary Luke 23:33 NKJV)

B. The Skull (The Skull Luke 23:33 ESV)

C. Golgotha (Golgotha Matt. 27:33 NKJV)

E. Place of a Skull (Place of a Skull Matt 27:33 NKJV)

- And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center." ~ John 19:14-18 NKJV

Golgotha, a skull-shaped hill in biblical Jerusalem, is the place of Jesus’ crucifixion. - It is mentioned in all four books of the Gospels. Also known as Calvary, this site was directly outside Jerusalem's boundaries where Jesus was crucified along with two thieves, one who confessed that Christ was God and was saved that day.

- The Gospels use the Koine term Kraníon when mentioning the place outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified (Mark 15:22), "Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means: 'the place of a skull')." Kraníon is often translated as "Skull" in English, but more accurately indicates Cranium, the part of the skull enclosing the brain. In Latin, it is rendered Calvariae Locus, from which the English term Calvary derives. Hence, the different terms used when describing the place of Christ's crucifixion, such as "Golgotha and Calvary," come from the Hebrew and Latin translations, respectfully.

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