According to the Acts of the Apostles what peak was the location for the ascension of Jesus?
"after the death and resurrection of Jesus, early Christians began gathering in secret to commemorate his Ascension at a small cave on the Mount of Olives. The issuance of the Edict of Milan by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in 313 made it possible for Christians to worship overtly without fear of government persecution. By the time of the pilgrim Egeria's travels to Jerusalem in 384, the spot of veneration had been moved to the present location, uphill from the cave, which had been integrated into the Constantinian Church of Eleona, dedicated by then just to Jesus' teachings about good"
"appearances reported by Matthew, contradicts him regarding an appearance at the tomb (Luke 24:24), and replaces Galilee with Jerusalem as the sole location. In Luke, Jesus appears to Cleopas and an unnamed disciple on the road to Emmaus, to Peter (reported by the other apostles), and to the eleven remaining disciples at a meeting with others. The appearances reach their climax with the ascension of Jesus before the assembled disciples on a mountain outside Jerusalem. In addition, Acts has appearances to Paul on the road to Damascus, to the martyr Stephen, and to Peter, who hears the voice of Jesus."
"earth and commissions the disciples to preach the gospel to the whole world. Luke does not mention any of the appearances reported by Matthew, and replaces Galilee with Jerusalem as the sole location. In Luke, Jesus appears to Cleopas and an unnamed disciple on the road to Emmaus, to Peter (reported by the other apostles), and to the eleven remaining disciples at a meeting with others. The appearances reach their climax with the Ascension of Jesus before the assembled disciples on a mountain outside Jerusalem. In addition, Acts has appearances to Paul on the Road to Damascus, to the martyr"
"the Mount of Olives, and in the Acts of the Apostles it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven. Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary, the mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage for Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants. Much of the top of the hill is occupied by At-Tur, a former village and now a neighbourhood of East Jerusalem with a majority-Muslim population. The Mount of Olives is one of three peaks of a mountain ridge which runs for"
"Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem The Chapel of the Ascension ( ""Kapelat ha-Aliyya"", , ""Ekklisáki tis Analípseos"") is a shrine located on the Mount of Olives, in the At-Tur district of Jerusalem. Part of a larger complex consisting first of a Christian church and monastery, then an Islamic mosque, it is located on a site the faithful traditionally believe to be the earthly spot where Jesus ascended into Heaven after his resurrection. It houses a slab of stone believed to contain one of his footprints. The ""Status Quo"", a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. Shortly"
"Mount of Beatitudes The Mount of Beatitudes (Hebrew: ""Har HaOsher"" הר האושר) is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount. The traditional location for the Mount of Beatitudes is on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret (Ginosar), on the southern slopes of the Korazim Plateau. Its highest point is 58 metres (190 ft) below sea level, which is approximately 155 metres (509 ft) above the surface of the lake. The actual location of the Sermon on the Mount"
"they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead."" (Matthew 17:1–9, KJV) Several candidates for this mountain have been suggested: Mount Tabor (575 metres or 1,886 feet high) is the traditional location. The earliest identification of the Mount of Transfiguration as Tabor is by Origen in the 3rd century. It is also mentioned by St. Cyril of Jerusalem and St. Jerome in the 4th century. The Church of the Transfiguration is located atop Mount Tabor. It is later mentioned in the 5th"
"century ""Transitus Beatae Mariae Virginis"". Mount Hermon (2814 metres or 9,232 feet high), was suggested by R. H. Fuller and J. Lightfoot for two reasons: It is the highest in the area (and the Transfiguration took place on ""an high mountain"" (Matthew 17:1)), and it is located near Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13), where the previous events reportedly took place. Other locations which have been proposed include: one of the Horns of Hattin by R.W. Stewart (1857), Gebel Germaq (1208m) 5 km SW of Safed, by W. Ewing (1906), Tel El-Ahmar (1452m) on Jabal al-Druze by Gustav Dalman (1924), and Mount"
"rest (Luke 21:37, and John 8:1 in the additional section of John's Gospel known as the ""Pericope Adulterae""), and also coming there on the night of his betrayal. At the foot of the Mount of Olives lies the Garden of Gethsemane. The New Testament tells how Jesus and his disciples sang together – ""When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives"" Gospel of Matthew 26:30. Jesus ascended to heaven from the Mount of Olives according to Acts 1:9–12. Landmarks on the top of the Mount of Olives include the Augusta Victoria Hospital with the"
"at this site in March 2000. The Jesus Trail pilgrimage route connects the Mount to other sites from the life of Jesus. Mount of Beatitudes The Mount of Beatitudes (Hebrew: ""Har HaOsher"" הר האושר) is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount. The traditional location for the Mount of Beatitudes is on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret (Ginosar), on the southern slopes of the Korazim Plateau. Its highest point is 58 metres (190 ft) below sea level,"
"at the Temple Court, chasing various traders out of the sacred precincts (Mark , see also Mark 11). At the end of each of the gospels, there are accounts of Jesus' Last Supper in an ""Upper Room"" in Jerusalem, his arrest in Gethsemane, his trial, his crucifixion at Golgotha, his burial nearby and his resurrection and ascension and prophecy to return. The Acts of the Apostles and Pauline epistles show James the Just, the brother of Jesus, as leader of the early Jerusalem church. He and his successors were the focus for Jewish Christians until the destruction of the city"
"Dome of the Ascension The Dome of the Ascension ( ""Qubbat al-Miraj""; ""Kippat Ha'Aliyah"") is a small, free-standing domed structure built by Crusaders that stands just north the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Although called ""Dome of the Ascension"" in Arabic, and said by Arabic tradition to mark the spot from which Muhammad ascended to Heaven during his ""Night Journey,"" it is understood by scholars as having been built as part of the Christian ""Templum Domini"", probably as a baptistry. An Arabic inscription dated to 1200-1 describes it as rededicated as a waqf. The structure"
"Ascension of Jesus The ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin section title: ""Ascensio Iesu"") is the departure of Christ from Earth into the presence of God. The biblical narrative in Chapter 1 of the Acts of the Apostles takes place 40 days after the resurrection: Jesus is taken up from the disciples in their sight, a cloud hides him from view, and two men in white appear to tell them that he will return ""in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."" In the Christian tradition, reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements,"
"Gethsemane Gethsemane (, ""Gethsemane""; , ""Gat Shmanim""; , ""Gaḏ Šmānê"", lit. ""oil press"") is an urban garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, most famous as the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before his crucifixion; i.e. the site recorded as where the agony in the garden took place. ""Gethsemane"" appears in the Greek original of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark as Γεθσημανή (""Gethsēmanē""). The name is derived from the Aramaic ܓܕܣܡܢ (Gaḏ-Šmānê), meaning ""oil press"". and call it χωρἰον (18:1), meaning a place or estate. The Gospel"
"accordance to the biblical event celebrated here. However, the alabaster roof could not be made watertight and had to be covered over with a common, non-translucent roof. The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon a mountain (, , ). Jesus becomes radiant, speaks with Moses and Elijah, and is called ""Son"" by God. The transfiguration put Jesus above Moses and Elijah, the two preeminent figures of Judaism. Several mountains have been identified as the site of the Transfiguration; for example, the tallest mountain in Israel, Mount Hermon. Mount Tabor"
"astonished to hear these untaught fishermen speaking praises to God in their alien tongues (Acts of the Apostles ). Jesus had gone with his disciples (later called apostles) Peter, James, and John (also called John the Evangelist) to Mount Tabor. Christ's appearance was changed while they watched into a glorious radiant figure. There appeared Elijah and Moses, speaking with Jesus. The disciples were amazed and terribly afraid. This event shows forth the divinity of Christ, so that the disciples would understand after his Ascension that He was truly the radiant splendor of the Father, and that his Passion was voluntary."
"Mount of Temptation The Mount of Temptation is said to be the hill in the Judean Desert where Jesus was tempted by the devil (). The exact location is unknown and impossible to determine. It is generally identified with Mount Quarantania, Arabic name: Jabal al-Qarantal, a mountain approximately high, towering from the northwest over the town of Jericho in the West Bank. According to the public domain ""Catholic Encyclopedia"" (1907-1914), Quarantania is ""a limestone peak on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho"". Halfway up to the top of the mount is the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Temptation or ""Deir"
"the mound where the prehistorical and biblical towns once stood, to the level of the monastery, in preparation for the year 2000 when large numbers of tourists were expected. The Mount of Temptation is mentioned in a poem of the Temptation event by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Mount of Temptation The Mount of Temptation is said to be the hill in the Judean Desert where Jesus was tempted by the devil (). The exact location is unknown and impossible to determine. It is generally identified with Mount Quarantania, Arabic name: Jabal al-Qarantal, a mountain approximately high, towering from the northwest over"
"chase him to the top of a hill and try to throw him off, but Jesus slips away. There are many hills in and around Nazareth, although the Upper Galilee region, further to the north, is more mountainous. Traditionally this event has been associated with Mount Precipice (also known as the Mount of Precipitation), some 2km from Nazareth, but scholars now argue that this is unlikely to have been the venue because it is further than a Sabbath day's walk from the city. The event is perhaps also depicted, though not word for word, in Mark 6:1-6 and Matthew 13:53-58."
"Transfiguration of Jesus The transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported in the New Testament when Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels (, , ) describe it, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it (). It has also been hypothesized that the first chapter of the Gospel of John alludes to it (). In these accounts, Jesus and three of his apostles, Peter, James, John, go to a mountain (the Mount of Transfiguration) to pray. On the mountain, Jesus begins to shine with bright rays of light. Then the"
"years old. Works cited Gethsemane Gethsemane (, ""Gethsemane""; , ""Gat Shmanim""; , ""Gaḏ Šmānê"", lit. ""oil press"") is an urban garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, most famous as the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before his crucifixion; i.e. the site recorded as where the agony in the garden took place. ""Gethsemane"" appears in the Greek original of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark as Γεθσημανή (""Gethsēmanē""). The name is derived from the Aramaic ܓܕܣܡܢ (Gaḏ-Šmānê), meaning ""oil press"". and call it χωρἰον (18:1), meaning a place"
"they therefore rejected it."" Jesus' response, ""Does this offend you? What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? (John 6:60-61) could be interpreted as: or it could mean William Robertson Nicoll suggests that ""the second interpretation gives the better sense: you will find it easier to believe I came down from heaven, when you see me returning thither"". In John's Gospel, Jesus' ascension ""to where he was before"" takes place through His death and resurrection: the Ascension on the Mount of Olives 40 days after Jesus' resurrection is not recorded in John's Gospel."
"Luke 22:43–44 Christ's agony at Gethsemane is a passage in the Gospel of Luke (22:43–44), describing a prayer of Jesus, after which he receives strength from an angel, on the Mount of Olives prior to his betrayal and arrest. It is one of several passages which appear in most versions of the New Testament, but are absent in earlier manuscripts. The situation of Jesus, prior to the completion of his ministry, begging weakness to God to perform the difficult task has been compared to Exodus 3, wherein the prophet Moses speaks to God and pleads weakness when told to confront"
"Mount Precipice Mount Precipice (, """"Har HaKfitsa""""; , """"Jebel al-Qafzeh"""", ""Mount of the Leap""), also known as Mount of Precipitation, Mount of the Leap of the Lord and Mount Kedumim is located just outside the southern edge of Nazareth, 2.0 km southwest of the modern city center. It is believed by some to be the site of the Rejection of Jesus described in the Gospel of Luke (). According to the story, the people of Nazareth, not accepting Jesus as Messiah tried to push him from the mountain, but ""he passed through the midst of them and went away."" Archaeological"
"Raising of Lazarus The raising of Lazarus or the resurrection of Lazarus is a miracle of Jesus recounted only in the Gospel of John (John 11:1–44) in which Jesus brings Lazarus of Bethany back to life four days after his burial. In John, this is the last of the miracles that Jesus performs before the Passion and his own resurrection. Lazarus is the brother of Martha and Mary. The family lives in the village of Bethany, about two miles east of Jerusalem on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. According to John 11:1-44, Jesus receives a message that"
"the Gospel of Matthew, noted that Mount Hermon was a possible location of the Transfiguration of Jesus. Various Temples of Mount Hermon can be found in villages on the slopes. There is a sacred building made of hewn blocks of stone on the summit of Mount Hermon. Known as Qasr Antar, it is the highest temple of the ancient world and was documented by Sir Charles Warren in 1869. An inscription on a limestone stele recovered by Warren from Qasr Antar was translated by George Nickelsburg to read ""According to the command of the greatest a (nd) Holy God, those"
"Raising of the son of the widow of Nain The raising of the son of the widow of Nain is an account of a miracle by Jesus, recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus arrived at the village of Nain during the burial ceremony of the son of a widow, and raised the young man from the dead. () The location is the village of Nain, two miles south of Mount Tabor. This is the first of three miracles of Jesus in the canonical gospels in which he raises the dead, the other two being the raising of Jairus' daughter"
"Mount Judi Mount Judi ( ', ', , """", ), also spelled Guti and Kutu, according to very Early Christian and Islamic tradition (based on the Qur'an, Hud:44), is Noah's apobaterion or ""Place of Descent"", the location where the Ark came to rest after the Great Flood. The Quranic tradition is similar to the Judeo-Christian legend. The identification of Mount Judi as the landing site of the ark persisted in Syriac and Armenian tradition throughout Late Antiquity but was abandoned for the tradition equating the biblical location with the highest mountain of the region, Mount Ararat. Jewish Babylonian, Syriac, and"
"name of the mount in which Jehovah would manifest himself, and be seen, (Genesis 22:2; Genesis 22:14). either by the Spirit of God, making his human nature pure and holy, and preserving it from original sin and taint; and by descending on him at his baptism, thereby testifying that he was the Son of God; and by the miracles wrought by his power, which proved Jesus to be the Messiah against those that rejected him; and by his coming down upon the apostles at Pentecost; and who in their ministry vindicated him from all the aspersions cast upon him: or"
"son of Zebedee and his brother John the Apostle with him and goes up to a mountain, which is not named. Once on the mountain, states that Jesus ""was transfigured before them; his face shining as the sun, and his garments became white as the light."" At that point the prophets Elijah and Moses appear and Jesus begins to talk to them. Luke states that they spoke of Jesus' ""exodus"" (εξοδον) which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.() Luke is also specific in describing Jesus in a state of glory, with Luke 9:32 referring to ""they saw His glory""."
"Mount Nebo Mount Nebo ( ""Jabal Nībū""; ""Har Nevo"") is an elevated ridge in Jordan, approximately above sea level, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the Holy Land and, to the north, a more limited one of the valley of the River Jordan. The West Bank city of Jericho is usually visible from the summit, as is Jerusalem on a very clear day. According to the final chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses ascended Mount Nebo to view"
"of the verses regarded by Christians as prophecy of the advent of Jesus, whom they consider to be the Christ and Messiah. These two prophesies are regarded by Bahá'ís as referring to Bahá'u'lláh, alleged to also have arisen from ""the stump of Jesse"". These prophesies are also regarded in Latter-Day Saint Movement about the coming Root of Jesse, an ensign who holds special priesthood keys and a gathering of the Lord's people. The ""Geza of Jesse"" is a plateau located just north of the valley of Jezreel in Israel said to have been originally cleared and settled by descendants of"
"Ladder of Divine Ascent (icon) The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a late 12th century icon at Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai. The icon represents the theological teachings of John Climacus, also known as ""John of the Ladder"", as represented in the ascetical treatise ""The Ladder of Divine Ascent"", written c. AD 600. The treatise has been influential in Eastern Christianity. The icon depicts monks ascending the ladder towards Jesus in Heaven, at the top right of the image with John Climacus at the top of the ladder, being welcomed by Jesus. The ladder has 30 rungs representing the 30"