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 His bruised  and mangled shoulders. Bearing this heavy burden,  He advanced through the streets of Jerusalem  towards the place  of  punishment, which  was called Golgotha,  or Calvary. Two robbers were  also led out  to  be  crucified with  Him.

But Jesus,  exhausted by  long fasting and  loss  of blood, fell  under the weight  of  the Cross (Fig.  89).



Then the  Jews, fearing that  Jesus might die  on  the way, forced  a certain  man,  named  Simon  of  Cyrene,  who  was passing by,  to  help  Him  to  carry  the  Cross  to  the  place  of  execution.