King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Calvary
CategoryTheological Term / Place Name
Modern Equivalentthe place of the skull; the site of Christ's crucifixion outside Jerusalem.
KJV Word TypeNoun (proper)
DefinitionFrom the Latin Calvaria, a translation of the Aramaic Golgotha, meaning "skull." The hill outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified. Only the KJV uses the word "Calvary" — other translations render the same Greek as "Golgotha." It has become one of the most sacred and well-known words in Christian vocabulary.
Key Verses"And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him." (Luke 23:33)