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Matthew 27:33
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Matthew 27:33
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33 They came to a place named Golgotha, which means “Place of a Skull.”[a]
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- 27.33 Place of a Skull: The place was probably given this name because it was near a large rock in the shape of a human skull.
Mark 15:22
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Mark 15:22
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Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
(Matthew 27.31-44; Luke 23.27-43; John 19.17-27)
22 The soldiers took Jesus to Golgotha, which means “Place of a Skull.”[a]
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- 15.22 Place of a Skull: The place was probably given this name because it was near a large rock in the shape of a human skull.
John 19:17
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John 19:17
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17 and he carried his cross to a place known as “The Skull.”[a] In Aramaic this place is called “Golgotha.”
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- 19.17 The Skull: The place was probably given this name because it was near a large rock in the shape of a human skull.
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