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Jesus on the road to Golgotha (1) [Luke 23:26-32] Luke 23:26 says, “When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.” Look at Mark 15:21-22: “They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross. Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.” Here, “Golgotha” (Mt. 27:33; Mk. 15:22; Jn. 19:17) is said to have been about 700 meters from the place where Jesus was judged. The reason why it is called “Place of a Skull” (Mt. 27:33; Mk. 15:22) or “in Hebrew, Golgotha” (Jn. 19:17) is because the place looked like a skull. Because Jesus was sentenced to death at trial, He went to Golgotha to be crucified. ...