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​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

Eretz Israel Museum
Eretz Israel Museum
A museum campus housing pavilions presenting artifacts from ancient cultures in Israel....
Mishkenot She’ananim
Mishkenot She’ananim
Mishkenot She’ananim When this complex was built in 1860 as the first Jewish neighborh...
Church of John the Baptist
Church of John the Baptist
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Shrine of the Book
Shrine of the Book
The Shrine of the Book is in the Israel Museum campus and houses some of the Dead Sea S...
Tsidkiyahoo Cave
Tsidkiyahoo Cave
Large, well-lit cave in the wall of the Old City, which was a quarry in the days of the...
The Gate of Dormizion
The Gate of Dormizion
Catholic church of the Benedictine Fathers, built between the years 1900-1910. Accordin...
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Jerusalem Inn
Jerusalem Inn
Intimate hotel part of which was built in 1948. Breakfast is served in the hotel dining...
Beit Shmu'el
Beit Shmu'el
Guest house has four rooms, banquet hall, lobby and classrooms.
Capitol
Capitol
Hotel in the eastern part of the city on Salah e-Din Street. There are 54 rooms availab...
American Colony
American Colony
A historic, landmark "Leading Small Hotels of the World" Hotel, in the...
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Christian Sites