Gol’gotha, (Γολγοθᾶ, for Aram. גֻּלִגִּלתָּא, Gulgalta ́ [comp. Heb. גֻּלגֹּלֶת, 2 Kings 9:35], the skull, as being globular; the Syr. version has gogulta), the vulgar name of the spot where Jesus emas crucified, and interpreted by the evangelists as meaning “the place of a skull,” and hence interpreted by the equivalent term CALVARY (Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17).
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Golgotha
Bible reference(s): 2 Kings 9:35, Ephesians 5:14, Hebrews 13:12, John 19:17, Luke 23:49, Mark 15:22, Matthew 27:33
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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