the hill near
Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified.
the hill upon which Jesus
Christ was crucified, also called Calvary (from
Latin calva, meaning skull or
bald head). Golgotha (referred to in the
Bible) is the Hebrew
word for "skull," and although the hill's exact location is unknown, it was probably a hill located outside the city walls of
Jerusalem, named after its skull shape or from the skulls of executed persons found there.