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AIR. In the OT and the Gospels this word is usually found in expressions speaking of the birds or fowl of the air (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
In the Old Testament "air" is used (with one exception) in the phrase "fowl" or "fowls (birds) of the air." The Hebrew word is usually rendered "heaven" or "heavens." According to ancient Hebrew cosmogony the sky was a solid dome (firmament) stretching over the earth as a covering. In the above phrase the air means the space between the earth and the firmament. In