Mark 15:22

22 And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated "Place of a Skull").

Mark 15:22 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:22

And they bring him unto the place, Golgotha
A famous, or rather an infamous one, well known, and much noted for the many executions there:

which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull;
because the skulls of men that had been executed and buried there, being dug up again, lay scattered about; (See Gill on Matthew 27:33).

Mark 15:22 In-Context

20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.

21 And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross.

22 And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated "Place of a Skull").

23 And they attempted to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

24 And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves [by] casting lots for them [to see] who should take what.