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* '''Calvary'''
* '''Calvary'''
** the hill to the west of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
** the hill to the west of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
*** formally, "The Mount of Calvary"
** Calvary = "place of the skull" ("Golgotha")
** Calvary = "place of the skull" ("Golgotha")
*** perhaps called that because of the shape of the hill
*** perhaps called that because of the shape of the hill