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Calvary @ only in Luke:23:33, the Latin name Calvaria, which was used as a translation of the Greek word _Kranion_, by which the Hebrew word _Gulgoleth_ was interpreted, "the place of a skull." It probably took this name from its shape, being a hillock or low, rounded, bare elevation somewhat in the form of a human skull. It is nowhere in Scripture called a "hill." The crucifixion of our Lord took place outside the city walls Hebrews:13:11-13) and near the public thoroughfare. "This thing was not done in a corner." (See GOLGOTHA.)

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