How many times is Golgotha mentioned in the Bible?
The word Golgotha appears 3 times in the King James Version, in 3 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Golgotha 3 times.
Golgotha in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Golgotha counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Golgotha | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 3 |
What the name Golgotha means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Golgotha as "a heap of skulls; something skull-shaped".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Golgotha
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
Common questions
How many times is Golgotha in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 3 uses are in the Old Testament and 3 in the New Testament. Golgotha appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. It is used once each in Matthew, Mark and John.
Where is Golgotha first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 27:33: "And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull," The last is John 19:17.
What does the name Golgotha mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Golgotha as "a heap of skulls; something skull-shaped".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.