The Skull
The Skull (Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Luke 23:33 (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
Peleg (Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber )): ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg . (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Onan (Generation 24 • Child of Judah): ( Genesis 38:2-4 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 , Genesis 38:9-10 ) Onan did what was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, so He took his life. ( Genesis 38:10 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include The Skull (Ancient biblical location referenced in Luke 23:33 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Place of a Skull (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 27:33 , Mark 15:22 (identified with Jerusalem ).) The Place of a Skull (Ancient biblical location referenced in John 19:17 (identified with Jerusalem).)
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,"; Judges 9:53 : "And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.". Related canonical books and chapters: Titus (New Testament • 3 Chapters), Joel (Old Testament • 3 Chapters), Psalms 58 ( Psalms • Chapter 58 (11 verses)).