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Golgotha

Golgotha (Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 27:33 , Mark 15:22 , John 19:17 (identified with Jerusalem ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Crucifixion, Atonement & Resurrection —During Passover in Jerusalem, Yeshua instituted the New Covenant at the Last Supper , suffered crucifixion at Golgotha , and rose bodily on the third day—interpreted across the New Testament and Hebrews as the ultimate fulfillment of the Tabernacle and Day of Atonement.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Joses (Generation 75 • Child of Mary ): see Mark 6:3 (mentioned in Matthew 13 , Matthew 27 , Mark 6 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Golgotha (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 27:33 , Mark 15:22 , John 19:17 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Field of Blood (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 27:8 , Acts 1:19 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Gethsemane (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 26:36 , Mark 14:32 (identified with Jerusalem).) Chezib (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 38:5 (identified with Achzib 1 ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Mark 15:22 : "And they bring him unto the place Golgotha , which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull."; Matthew 27:33 : "And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha , that is to say, a 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:". Related canonical books and chapters: John 19 ( John • Chapter 19 (42 verses)), Mark 15 ( Mark • Chapter 15 (47 verses)), Matthew 27 ( Matthew • Chapter 27 (66 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Golgotha
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 27:33 , Mark 15:22 , John 19:17 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

During Passover in Jerusalem , Yeshua instituted the New Covenant at the Last Supper, suffered crucifixion at Golgotha , and rose bodily on the third day—interpreted across the New Testament and Hebrews as the ultimate fulfillment of the Tabernacle and Day of Atonement.

Gustave Doré — The Crucifixion of Christ at Golgotha (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

The solemn darkness over the earth as Christ offers His life upon the Cross for the sins of the world.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
John 19
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John • Chapter 19 (42 verses)

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus , and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Joseph , Gabbatha , Golgotha .

Mark 15
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Mark • Chapter 15 (47 verses)

And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus , and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sa... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Jacob/Israel , Mary , James ( Jacob ), Golgotha , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Matthew 27
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Matthew • Chapter 27 (66 verses)

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas , which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Judas , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Eli , Cyrene , Golgotha , Galilee .

Field of Blood
Connected via Matthew 27 78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 27:8 , Acts 1:19 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Gethsemane
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 26:36 , Mark 14:32 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Map of Holy Week in Jerusalem: Key Locations
IMAGE • maps

Mount of Olives , Gethsemane , Upper Room, House of Caiaphas, Antonia Fortress, and Golgotha .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Upper Room Institution, Patristic Liturgies, and Historical Theories of Real Presence

Instituted directly by Jesus on the night He was betrayed during the Passover meal ( Matt 26:26-28 , 1 Cor 11:23-26 ) as the covenant communion in His blood and body. The exact nature of Christ 's presence (Transubstantiation, Consubstantiation, Spiritual Presence, Memorialism) is a primary historic theological debate.

The Apostolic Kerygma, The Empty Tomb, and Exaltation to the Right Hand of the Father

The historical and bodily resurrection of Jesus on the third day is the irreducible bedrock of apostolic proclamation ( 1 Cor 15:3-8 , Acts 2:24-36 ), attested in pre-Pauline creeds dating within years of the crucifixion.

1 Corinthians 15
Connected via Crucifixion, Atonement & Resurrection 61% Chapter
1 Corinthians • Chapter 15 (58 verses)

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that w... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Adam , Ephesus .

Matthew 26
Connected via Gethsemane 61% Chapter
Matthew • Chapter 26 (75 verses)

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Judas , Bethany 1 , Galilee , Gethsemane , Nazareth .

ἡμέρα
hemera (hēméra) [hay-mer'-ah]
G2250 Greek noun feminine 389x
day, by day, at mid-day

Primary meaning: day, by day, at mid-day, a day's journey. Strong's: day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context). Lexical nuances: day ; as distinct from night: gen. ἡμέρας , by day (WM, §30, 11), Re 21:25 ; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ἡ.) , Ac 9:24 , I Th 2:9 , II Th 3:8 , Re 4:8 (Bl., §36, 13); ἡμέρας μέσης , at mid-day , Ac 26:13 ; acc. durat., τ. ἡμέρας , Lk 21:37 ; ὅλην τὴν ἡ. , Ro 8:36 ; ἐν ἡμέρᾳ , Jo 11:9 , Ro 13:13 ; ἡμέρας ὁδός , a day's journey , Lk 2:44 ; ἡ. γίνεται , Lk 4:42 22:66 ; κλίνει , Lk 9:12 , al.; metaph., Jo ...

Derivation: feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle;
Mark 14
Connected via Gethsemane 60% Chapter
Mark • Chapter 14 (72 verses)

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And being in Bethany in the hous... Mentions: Simon , Yeshua the Messiah , Judas , James ( Jacob ), Bethany 1 , Galilee , Gethsemane , Nazareth .

σταυρόω
stauroo (stauróō) [stow-ro'-o]
G4717 Greek verb 46x
to fence with pales, impalisade, to crucify

Primary meaning: to fence with pales, impalisade, to crucify. Strong's: to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish (subdue) passion or selfishness. Lexical nuances: to fence with pales, impalisade (Thuc.).

Derivation: from G4716 (σταυρός);
αἷμα
haima (haîma) [hah'-ee-mah]
G0129 Greek noun neuter 97x
blood.

Primary meaning: blood.. Strong's: blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. Lexical nuances: blood. In the ordinary sense: Mk 5:25 , Lk 8:43 , 44 22:44 , Jo 19:34 , Ac 15:20 , 29 21:25 , Re 8:7 , 8 11:6 16:3 , 4 , 6 19:13 . In special senses: of generation, origin, kinship (cl.): Jo 1:13 (v. MM, VGT , s.v.); as in OT (AR on Eph , 6:12 ), in the phrase σάρξ καὶ αἷ. ( αἷ. κ. σ. ), to indicate human nature as opp. to God and created spirits: Mt 16:17 , I Co 15:50 , Ga 1:16 , Eph 6:12 , He...

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
Joses
Connected via Golgotha 53% Gen 75
Generation 75 • Child of Mary

see Mark 6:3

Luke 24
Connected via Crucifixion, Atonement & Resurrection 53% Chapter
Luke • Chapter 24 (53 verses)

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , James ( Jacob ), Jacob/Israel , Moses , Galilee , Emmaus , Jerusalem , Nazareth , Bethany 1 .

John 12
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John • Chapter 12 (50 verses)

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany , where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikena... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Judas , Simon , Jacob/Israel , Bethany 1 , Jerusalem , Bethsaida , Galilee .

Matthew 12
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Matthew • Chapter 12 (50 verses)

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. But he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Solomon , Nineveh .

Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 16 (22 verses)

Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord sh... Mentions: Egypt .

ἀνάστασις
anastasis (anástasis) [an-as'-tas-is]
G0386 Greek noun feminine 42x
a raising up, awakening, rising

Primary meaning: a raising up, awakening, rising, a rising from the dead. Strong's: a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth). Lexical nuances: a raising up , awakening , rising (in Inscr. of the erection of a monument, v. MM, VGT , s.v.): Lk 2:34 .

Derivation: from G450 (ἀνίστημι);
δεῖπνον
deipnon (deîpnon) [dipe'-non]
G1173 Greek noun neuter 16x
dinner, supper

Primary meaning: dinner, supper. Strong's: dinner, i.e. the chief meal (usually in the evening). Lexical nuances: the chief meal of the day, dinner, supper : Mt 23:6 , Mk 12:39 , Lk 14:17 , 24 20:46 , Jo 13:2 , 4 21:20 , I Co 11:21 ; δ. ποιεῖν , Mk 6:21 , Lk 14:12 , 16 , Jo 12:2 ; κυριακὸν (q.v.) δ. , I Co 11:20 ; metaph. (Dalman, Words , 118), δ. τ. γάμου τ. ἀρνίου , Re 19:9 ; δ. τ. μέγα τ. Θεοῦ , Re 19:17 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1160 (δαπάνη);
Gustave Doré — The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

The victorious risen Lord stepping forth from the open rock-hewn tomb surrounded by angelic splendor.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Luke 23
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Luke • Chapter 23 (56 verses)

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Joseph , Galilee , Jerusalem .

σάββατον
sabbaton (sábbaton) [sab'-bat-on]
G4521 Greek noun neuter 68x
the seventh day, the sabbath, seven days, a week

Primary meaning: the seventh day, the sabbath, seven days, a week. Strong's: the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications. Lexical nuances: the seventh day of the week, the sabbath

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H07676);
Chezib
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Biblical Place • Achzib 1 • 31.700°N, 35.000°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 38:5 (identified with Achzib 1 ).

Luke 22
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Luke • Chapter 22 (71 verses)

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover . And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. Mentions: Judas , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Yeshua the Messiah .

σταυρός
stauros (staurós) [stow-ros']
G4716 Greek noun masculine 27x
pale, stake, the Cross

Primary meaning: pale, stake, the Cross. Strong's: a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ. Lexical nuances: an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.)

Derivation: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);
Daniel 12, Second Temple Sectarian Views, The Bema Seat, and The Great White Throne

Direct biblical certainty on the bodily resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous ( Dan 12:2 , John 5:28-29 , Acts 24:15 ) and universal divine judgment according to truth ( Rom 2:5-11 , Rev 20:11-15 ). Theories on the intermediate state (conscious rest/torment vs soul sleep vs purgatorial cleansing) represent scholarly debate.

Esther 1
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Esther • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia , over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, In the th... Mentions: India , Ethiopia , Persia , Media , Tarshish .

Pilate Stone — Pontius Pilatus Inscription from Caesarea
IMAGE • archaeology

Limestone block discovered in Caesarea Maritima bearing a Latin dedicatory inscription naming 'Pontius Pilatus, Prefect of Judea ', confirming his historical governorship.

Roman Imperial Masons • Israel Museum / Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0

Scripture Passages (3)

Mark 15:22 (KJV)
Mark 15 KJV

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha , which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

Matthew 27:33 (KJV)
Matthew 27 KJV

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha , that is to say, a place of a skull,

John 19:17 (KJV)
John 19 KJV

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha :

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