In the bible, Aner is the name of the Amorite (GEN 14:13). Meaning of the name: answer; song; affliction. Related names are:
Mamre,
Eshcol, Amorite
(and others ...)
. The translations of Aner in 4 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Anner in Spanish to
Anner in German!
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. (GEN 14:13)
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. (GEN 14:24)
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. (1CH 6:70)