Luke 24:50 (WEB)
He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Luke 24:50–51 (KJV)
50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Key words
- ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόνanephereto eis ton ouranon · Greek
- 'carried up into heaven' — the end of the new exodus.
Why it matters
Jesus blesses the disciples and is carried up into heaven. Pitre marks this as the terminus of the new exodus (p 43): Moses led Israel to Canaan, but Jesus leads the way to heaven. If the new Moses' journey ends in the heavenly sanctuary, then the new Ark — his mother — is brought there too.