Mount Calvary, the Site of Jesus' Crucifixion An Essay regarding Mount Calvary by Rodger Dusatko – Sep. 2025 Crucified on a Mount that Looks Like a Cranium The site of Jesus' crucifixion is mentioned in all four Greek Gospels as κρανιον (Kranion – in English Cranium), which in early English Bible translations appeared as Calvary, derived from the Latin word Calvarium, the portion of a skull that includes the braincase and excludes the lower jaw and facial portion (Merriam-Webster). At the time of the earliest English translations, such as the King James Version from 1611 and the Tyndale Bible Translation from 1520, the word Calvary was used in Luke 23:33, as the word Cranium did not belong to the English vocabulary then. Today, the word 'cranium' is well known in English, derived directly from the Greek word 'kranion,' and thus allows for a more understandable translation of the crucifixion site. Here is a picture of the only mount in the vicinity of Jerusalem that resembles a cranium. It is on the eastern side of the wall, directly adjacent to the Lion’s Gate. In the Greek gospels, γολγοθα (Golgotha) is translated into Greek as Kranion (Cranium). So they bring him to the place Golgotha, which place is translated Cranium. (Mk 15:22) Cranium and Golgotha 1 are not two words with different meanings. Both have the same meaning; one is in Hebrew and the other is in Greek. They do not refer to the jaw, the 1 גולגוMorfix Jewish Dictionary (https://www.morfix.co.il/ ) גולגולת(Hebrew Golgotha) – the bone case of the head, inside which is the brain