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Chapel of the Ascension

​This church claims to be the oldest Church of the Ascension located on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives

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Dome of the Ascension

There are three Churches of the Ascension built on the Mount of Olives, and this chapel (now a mosque) claims to be the oldest. Its foundations date back to the time of Poimenia at the end of the fourth century, but, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the current structure is of crusader origins.
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From the Scriptures

​Luke Chapter 24:

50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God. 

The Revised Standard Version, (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.) 1973, 1977.
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Sites & Attractions

Benedictine Monastery
Benedictine Monastery
The Benedictine Monastery is one of the most beautiful crusader buildings to have survi...
Ne'ot Kdumim Park
Ne'ot Kdumim Park
Private landscape reserve to the north of the Ben Shemen forest, halfway between Jerusa...
The Ophel Archeology Garden and Davidson Center
The Ophel Archeology Garden and Davidson Center
The museum depicting the history of excavations in the Ophel and in the areas south and...
The Roman Square at Damascus Gate (Sha-ar Sh'hem)
The Roman Square at Damascus Gate (Sha-ar Sh'hem)
Square containing an exhibit of the history of Damascus Gate (Sha'ar Sh'hem,) an import...
The Cenaculum of the Last Supper
The Cenaculum of the Last Supper
The Room of the Last Supper – The Coenaculum. According to Christian tradition, already...
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Accommodations

Yitzhak Rabin Guest House
Yitzhak Rabin Guest House
Guest house within easy walking distance of the Israel Museum, the Science Museum and t...
Dan Boutique Jerusalem
Dan Boutique Jerusalem
The Dan Boutique Jerusalem Hotel is a hotel with a contemporary interior design combini...
Lev Yerushalayim
Lev Yerushalayim
The hotel is located within a walking distance from the Old City and the Great Synagogu...
King David Hotel
King David Hotel
The stone building was constructed in the beginning of the previous century as a luxury...
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