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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(boy). (1) A Levitical city in
Manasseh
(
1 Chron. 6:70
70
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. (1 Chronicles 6:70)
). (2) An
Amorite
chief of
Hebron
(
Gen. 14:13-24
13
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
14
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15
And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
16
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
21
And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. (Genesis 14:13‑24)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Amorite
confederate
with
Abraham
against
Chedorlaomer
(
Gen. 14:13,24
13
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. (Genesis 14:13)
24
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. (Genesis 14:24)
).
2.
A town of
Manasseh
,
west
of
the
Jordan
assigned to the
Levites
(
1 Chron. 6:70
70
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. (1 Chronicles 6:70)
). Identified with
Ellar
,
about
35° 6' N, 32° 22' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6063
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
`Aner
Phonic:
aw-nare’
Meaning:
probably for
5288
; Aner, a Amorite, also a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Aner
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
a lamp swept away
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
He shook off; affliction of light; juvenility:―an Amorite, Gen. 14:13. {Excussit}
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