Bible Person

Anah

Meaning: one who answers; afflicted · Female · 3 cross references

This Anah entry refers to the father of Aholibamah in Esau's family network, not the Horite Anah already separately overridden. It belongs to the intertwined genealogies that connect Esau's household with surrounding peoples. First appears in Gen 36:2.1

AI summary: This Anah matters because the cross references place him within the marital and familial links through which Esau's house is expanded and situated. Even brief patronymic references like this help define the complex network around Edom's formation. Taken together, the material presents this Anah as a genealogical figure whose daughter helps shape Esau's household.1