'Ascends' in the Bible
from Mount Halak, which ascends to Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
Joshua and the Israelites struck down the following kings of the land beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which ascends toward Seir (Joshua gave their land as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their allotments:
God ascends among shouts of joy,the Lord, among the sound of trumpets.
Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries,The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.
To a city of warriors, the wise ascends, and he will bring down the stronghold--its object of trust.
Who knows whether the spirit of human beings ascends, and whether the spirit of animals descends to the earth?
Moreover, I will cause to cease in Moab,” says the Lord, “the one who ascends and offers sacrifice in the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.
And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night—those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
A second time they said:Hallelujah!Her smoke ascends forever and ever!