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Definition and Context:
In biblical terms, "airing" is not directly mentioned as a specific practice or term. However, the concept of airing, understood as the exposure to air or the act of ventilating, can be related to various biblical principles and practices concerning cleanliness, health, and the natural order established by God.

Biblical Principles Related to Airing:

1. Cleanliness and Purification:
The Bible places significant emphasis on cleanliness and purification, both physically and spiritually. In the Old Testament, the Israelites were given specific laws regarding cleanliness, which included practices that could be related to airing. For example, in Leviticus 14:33-53, the laws concerning the cleansing of a house with mildew involve scraping the walls and removing contaminated stones, which implies a form of airing out the house to prevent disease.

2. Health and Hygiene:
The biblical laws given to the Israelites often had practical health benefits. The airing of garments and homes can be seen as a preventive measure against disease and decay. In Leviticus 13:47-59, the laws concerning mildew on clothing required the examination and possible destruction of contaminated garments, which suggests an understanding of the need for cleanliness and possibly airing to prevent the spread of disease.

3. Symbolism of Wind and Breath:
Air, wind, and breath are significant symbols in the Bible, often representing the Spirit of God. In Genesis 2:7, God breathes the breath of life into Adam, symbolizing the life-giving power of God's Spirit. The Hebrew word "ruach" and the Greek "pneuma" are used for both "spirit" and "wind," indicating a divine connection between air and the presence of God.

4. Natural Order and Creation:
The creation account in Genesis highlights the order and balance established by God in the natural world. The atmosphere, with its cycles of air and wind, is part of God's provision for sustaining life on earth. In Ecclesiastes 1:6, the movement of the wind is described as part of the natural cycles established by God: "The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course."

5. Spiritual Renewal and Refreshment:
The concept of airing can also be metaphorically related to spiritual renewal and refreshment. Just as airing out a space can bring freshness and remove staleness, the Bible speaks of spiritual renewal through the Holy Spirit. In Acts 3:19, Peter calls for repentance and turning to God so that "times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord."

Practical Applications:
While the Bible does not explicitly mention airing as a practice, the principles of cleanliness, health, and spiritual renewal can be applied to daily life. Maintaining a clean and healthy environment, both physically and spiritually, aligns with biblical teachings on stewardship and care for God's creation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Air.

2. (n.) A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.

3. (n.) An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room.

Library

The Invitation: to Tom Hughes
... er I can. Or, if bored with 'High Art,' And such popish stuff, One's poor
ear need airing, Snowdon's high enough. While we find ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the invitation to tom hughes.htm

Of the Seventh Day, in which Completeness and Repose are ...
... said about the perfection of the number seven, but this book is already too long,
and I fear lest I should seem to catch at an opportunity of airing my little ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 31 of the seventh day.htm

The Third Book
... audience. 2. So you keep airing the question why we Christians who believe
in God are more wretched than all other men. The words ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the third book.htm

Chapter iii.
... Footnotes: [258] They love to stand praying, more than they love to pray. Like the
Mohammedans of to-day, they took delight in airing their piety. ...
/.../augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter iii 2.htm

Last Days and After.
... When he and his good lady, who was always dressed in the neatest Quaker costume,
used to take their airing in the summer with black Thomas, the bishop's well ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclean/william black/vii last days and after.htm

Grieving the Holy Spirit
... so often forgotten to thank him; seeing that he has so graciously assisted us though
we have often taken all the glory to ourselves instead of airing it to him ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/grieving the holy spirit.htm

The Bible
... till next Sunday morning; then it comes out again for a little bit of a treat, and
goes to chapel; that is all the poor Bible gets in the way of an airing. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the bible.htm

How to Read the Bible
... and they are very fine looking volumes: not much thumbed, not much worn, and not
likely to be so, for they only come out on Sundays for an airing, and they lie ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 25 1879/how to read the bible.htm

The British Advance, 1801-1856.
... periodical literature they possessed was the quarterly missionary report, "Periodical
Accounts." Thus the Church members had no means of airing their opinions. ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter v the british advance.htm

Acts vii. 54
... God, and to know that one built it himself: to fling himself on his back in his
litter, and [433] after the bodily benefit of his pleasant airing, be present ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xviii acts vii 54.htm

Thesaurus
Airing (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing
of linen, or of a room. Multi-Version Concordance Airing (1 Occurrence). ...
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Resources
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