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([[Mt 6:26]]; [[Lk 12:24]]) 

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|[[Mt 6:26]]  Behold the fowls <ref>{{:s|fowls}} of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

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|[[Lu 12:24]] Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

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Birds 'Tsippowr' צפור  
:'tsip' צפ means 'watch' 
:'tsoor' צר means 'preserve'

The teaching is that the birds are cared for.  They symbolize those who live in the spirit. 

:reap = anguish


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