'Ascended' in the Bible
Aaron the priest ascended Mount Hor at the command of the Lord, and he died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt on the first day of the fifth month.
Then Moses ascended from the deserts of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. The Lord showed him the whole land -- Gilead to Dan,
Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven.
Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.
Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said: "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!
Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.
God has ascended his throne amid loud shouts; the Lord has ascended his throne amid the blaring of ram's horns.
Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? -- if you know!
No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven -- the Son of Man.
Jesus replied, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men."
Now what is the meaning of "he ascended," except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?
He, the very one who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
The smoke coming from the incense, along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand.