Golgotha
Jerusalem execution site
Golgotha is the site outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, from an Aramaic word meaning "place of the skull." The name appears in the New Testament; the Latin equivalent is Calvary.
By extension, a golgotha is any place of suffering, sacrifice, or martyrdom: The battlefield became a golgotha for an entire generation.
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- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- thornsSharp plant projections
- spearPole with sharp point
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
skull · execution · Roman soldiers · INRI · vinegar · sponge · thieves · wounds
Head's bone casing
- moundHeaped earth formation
- knollSmall rounded hill
- elevationHeight above reference point
- outcropSurfacing native stone
rock · summit · Aramaic · cranium · execution site · prominence · ridge · hillock
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
passion · anguish · persecution · endurance · sacrifice · witness · faith · testament
Recovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- sinViolation of divine law
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
propitiation · expiation · reconciliation · grace · mercy · blood · ransom · substitution
Religiously venerated location
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- shrineSacred devotional place
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
reverence · hallowed · sanctity · relic · commemoration · worship · sacrament · meditation
Triply sacred ancient capital
- GethsemaneBiblical betrayal garden
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
- Last SupperFarewell Passover gathering
- betrayalBreaking of trust
Pontius Pilate · Sanhedrin · Caiaphas · Pharisees · Sadducees · Herod · Barabbas · Gospels
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Jesus · skull · execution · Roman soldiers · INRI · vinegar · sponge · thieves · wounds · piercing
skull
Head's bone casing
outcrop · rock · summit · Aramaic · cranium · execution site · prominence · ridge · hillock
agony
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
martyrdom · passion · anguish · persecution · endurance · sacrifice · witness · faith · testament · blood
redemption
Recovery or moral restoration
forgiveness · propitiation · expiation · reconciliation · grace · mercy · blood · ransom · substitution · justification
holy site
Religiously venerated location
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- shrineSacred devotional place
devotion · reverence · hallowed · sanctity · relic · commemoration · worship · sacrament · meditation · prayer
Jerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
- GethsemaneBiblical betrayal garden
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
- Last SupperFarewell Passover gathering
Pontius Pilate · betrayal · Sanhedrin · Caiaphas · Pharisees · Sadducees · Herod · Barabbas · Gospels · Messiah
- Nouveau TestamentMarc, Paul, Pierre, Jacques, Jude
- atonementpropitiation, substitution, reconciler, forgiveness, sin offering
- Biblical GeographyHoly Land, Israel, Judea, Galilee, Canaan
- Biblical JerusalemTemple Mount, City of David, Mount Zion, First Temple, Second Temple
- Christ imagerycrucifixion, nativity, Last Supper, Good Shepherd, crown of thorns
- Good Fridaycrucifixion, Jesus, Christ, crown of thorns, Pilate
GolgothaParadise
Realm of eternal bliss
Heaven · Eden · Garden of Eden · New Jerusalem · Mount Zion