Where Did Jesus Ascend?

Maya Lin-Takahashi
Maya Lin-Takahashi
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The Traditional Site of the Ascension Is Mount Olivet Mount Olivet the Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives Is the Oldest and Most Important Jewish Cemetery...

Where Did Jesus Ascend?

The traditional site of the Ascension is Mount Olivet

Mount Olivet
The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives is the oldest and most important Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem. It is approximately five centuries old, having been first leased from the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf in the sixteenth century. ... It is adjacent to the much older archaeological site known as the Silwan necropolis.
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(the "Mount of Olives"), on which the village of Bethany sits.

Which mountain did Jesus ascended into heaven?

Finally, after the Resurrection, Jesus is reported to have ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:9–12); Luke mentions that the Ascension occurred on a location there near the village of Bethany (Luke 24:50–51).

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