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Golgotha
Golgotha, in Jerusalem, a stop on the Passion Week: the Last Walk Through Jerusalem, on the map, with its verse.
In the text
Golgotha
In Jerusalem, in the Bible's day. Shown at 31.78° N, 35.23° E.
The place of a skull. The traditional site is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; the Garden Tomb is the other proposal.
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
John 19:17
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Questions
Where is Golgotha?
Golgotha was in Jerusalem, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at 31.78° N, 35.23° E. The place of a skull. The traditional site is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; the Garden Tomb is the other proposal.
What happened at Golgotha in the Bible?
The KJV names Golgotha in 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:" (John 19:17). It is a stop on the Passion Week: the Last Walk Through Jerusalem.