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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)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

The Skull
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Luke 23:33 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Place of a Skull
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

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

The Place of a Skull
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in John 19:17 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Peleg
78% Messianic Line
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.

Titus
71% New Testament
New Testament • 3 Chapters

Titus (New Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Key places: Crete , Nicopolis . Opens with: "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is a..."

Shem
70% Messianic Line
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 )

Jephunneh
66% Gen 25
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 .

Joel
65% Old Testament
Old Testament • 3 Chapters

Joel (Old Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Joel, Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jehoshaphat , Esau ( Edom ). Key places: Zion , Eden , Jerusalem , Tyre , Philistia , Shittim . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel...."

Onan
65% Gen 24
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 )

Caleb
64% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

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's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 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 .

Abram/Abraham
64% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

שְׁאוֹל
seol
H7585 Hebrew
Sheol, underworld, realm of the dead

Sheol, underworld, realm of the dead. Sheol, grave, shadowy abode of departed spirits beneath the earth; subject entirely to Yahweh's sovereign omniscience (Psalm 139:8).

Eber (or Heber)
64% Messianic Line
Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Perez
63% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Aram
63% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 ) The kingdom of Aram was a constant enemy of Israel in the time of the kings ( 1 Kings 11:23 , 1 Kings 20:1 , 1 Kings 20:20-23 )

Psalms 58
62% Chapter
Psalms • Chapter 58 (11 verses)

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Er
61% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:2-3 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) Er was evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD took his life. ( Genesis 38:7 )

צוּר
sur
H6697 Hebrew
rock, cliff, boulder, fortress

rock, cliff, boulder, fortress. Massive boulder, cliff; paramount metaphor for divine unchangeableness, refuge, and strength ('The Rock, His work is perfect', Deuteronomy 32:4).

Judges
61% Old Testament
Old Testament • 21 Chapters

Judges (Old Testament, 21 chapters). Key figures: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Simeon , Hebron , Caleb . Key places: Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Hebron , Debir 1 , Arad , Zephath . Opens with: "Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaan ..."

Er
60% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Er is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Shelah , parent of Lacah . ( 1 Chronicles 4:21 )

κεφαλή
kephale
G2776 Greek
the head

the head. Primary meaning: the head. Strong's: the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively. Lexical nuances: the head : Mt 5:36 , Mk 6:24 , Re 1:14 9:7 , al. mult.; fig., ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ. , Ro 12:20 (LXX) ; αἷμα , Ac 18:6 ; metaph., of a husband, c. gen., I Co 11:3 , Eph 5:23 ; of Christ, I Co 11:3 , Eph 4:15 5:23 , Col 1:18 2:10 , 19 ; of things, κ. γωνίας , Mt 21:42 (LXX) .

Job
59% Old Testament
Old Testament • 42 Chapters

Job (Old Testament, 42 chapters). Key figures: Eliphaz , Adam , Ram (or Amram ). Key places: Tema , Sheba , Ophir , Ethiopia , Adam , Jordan . Opens with: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil...."

שָׁקַץ
saqas
H8262 Hebrew
to detest, make abominable, abhor

to detest, make abominable, abhor. To treat with loathing disgust, declare ritually unfit, utterly abhor idol images.

Ehud
59% Gen 32
Generation 32 • Child of Gera

( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ).

Noah
59% Messianic Line
Generation 10 • Messianic Line • Child of Lamech

( Genesis 5:28-29 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) The Flood came when Noah was 600 years old ( Genesis 7:6 ) • ( Genesis 9:29 )

Eleazar
59% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

נָחָשׁ
nahas
H5175 Hebrew
serpent, snake, adversary

serpent, snake, adversary. Serpent, deceptive animal adversary in Eden through whom Satan deceived humanity, destined to have head crushed by woman's seed (Genesis 3:15).

Ithamar
58% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 24:1 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Ezekiel 37
58% Chapter
Ezekiel • Chapter 37 (28 verses)

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Joseph , Ephraim , David .

Isaac
58% Messianic Line
Generation 21 • Messianic Line • Child of Abram/Abraham

( Genesis 21:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 35:28-29 ) G-d named Isaac before he was even born ( Genesis 17:19 ).

Jacob/Israel
58% Messianic Line
Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ).

Reu
58% Messianic Line
Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg

Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line , child of Peleg , parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 )

Judah
57% Messianic Line
Generation 23 • Messianic Line • Child of Jacob/Israel

Judah is a biblical figure in Generation 23 of the Messianic Line , child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Er, Onan , Shelah , Perez , Zerah . ( Genesis 29:35 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

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.

Job 1
57% Chapter
Job • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five h...

Joshua
57% Gen 33
Generation 33 • Child of Nun (or Non)

( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ) This is the Joshua, son of Nun , who was Moses ' servant ( Exodus 33:11 ) and who brought the Israelites into their Land ( Joshua 6:6 ). He was 110 years old ( Joshua 24:29 )

Scripture Passages (24)

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

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

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

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

And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

So then, truly, God will break the heads of his enemies, the hairy skull of those who wander around in their offenses.

And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

And when the first had died after this manner, they brought the second to the mocking; and they pulled off the skin of his head with the hair and asked him, Wilt you eat, before your body be punished in every limb?

And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

Who is the man that will live, and yet not see death? Who will rescue his own soul from the hand of the underworld?

Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.

And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

And they brought the head of Ish–bosheth unto David to Hebron , and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul , and of his seed.

Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

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