GOLGOTHA, a skull, from the Aramaic Gulgulta (rin5aaina Targ. Onqelos of Ex. xvi. 16, with the second "1" omitted for euphony to Greek ears) . The name of the spot where Christ was crucified (Matt. xxvii. 33 ; Mk. xv. 22; John xix. 17), out side Jerusalem. Perhaps so called from a knoll on the north of the city, not far from the Damascus gate, which now re sembles a skull, cavities in its face forming eyes, nose, and mouth, if we may assume that the form of this has not changed since those days. But this is very doubtful; see F. L. N. Bower in Ch. Qu. Review xci. (1920) p. 125. See further Dict. of Christ and the Gospels, s.v. (A. L. W.)