Lexical Definition

‎עָנֵר‎ ʻÂnêr (aw-nare') Aner ^N:N-M-P
probably for ‎נַעַר‎

Aner.

• § Aner = "boy"
• Aner, a Amorite, also a place in Palestine

n pr m
1) one of the Amorite chiefs who aided Abraham in the pursuit of the 4 invading kings
n pr loc
2) a Levitical city west of the Jordan in Manasseh allotted to the Kohathite Levites

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.13
• brother of: Mamre (מַמְרֵא) and Aner (עָנֵר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָנֵר‎ proper name

1. apparently masculine ally of Abram Gen 14:13; Gen 14:24, Αυναν; compare ‎אֶשְׁכּוֺל‎, ‎מַמְרֵא‎.

2. location in Manasseh 1Chr 6:55* Αμαρ, ᵐ5^L Ανηρ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Brother of Mamre • Amorite ally of Abram

Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

Aner was an Amorite, one of the allies of Abram, who joined him in the battle against the kings who had taken Lot captive.

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.13;
• only referred to as Aner עָנֵר;
• a brother of Mamre מַמְרֵא.

Aner was an Amorite, mentioned in the book of Genesis as one of the three allies of Abram (later known as Abraham). Along with his brothers Mamre and Eshcol, Aner joined forces with Abram to pursue and defeat the kings who had taken Abram's nephew Lot captive. After the successful rescue of Lot and the recovery of the goods that had been taken, Abram gave a tenth of the spoils to Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High. Aner, along with Eshcol and Mamre, received their share of the remaining spoils, as they had fought alongside Abram in the battle.

All entries for Aner: עָנֵר

Related Profiles:

• father_of_Mamre (father)
• Mamre (sibling)
• Eshcol (sibling)