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A rising grade, including that of a road or stairway (e.g., 2 Chr. 32:33; Neh. 3:19; 12:37). Heb. maʿăleh often refers to a mountain pass (so NIV) because it was believed to constitute entrance to a mountain range. Important ascents include those of Akrabbim (“Scorpion Pass”; Num. 34:4; Josh. 15:3; Judg. 1:36) and Adummim (Josh. 15:7; 18:17).

At 2 Sam. 15:30 the ascent of the Mount of Olives simply means the western slope of the mountain, which David and his entourage climbed as they went east from Jerusalem. Conversely, it was on the “descent” of the same mountain that Jesus was coming down toward the city (Luke 19:37).






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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