Bible Person
Meaning: answer; song; affliction · Male · 2 cross references
Aner is the Canaanite chief allied with Abraham in the pursuit of Chedorlaomer. He belongs to the local alliance network that shows Abraham was not socially isolated in the land. First appears in Gen 14:13.1
Name meaning
answer; song; affliction
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 14:13
AI summary: Aner matters because the cross references place him among the named partners who join Abraham in a real military response to the eastern coalition. His presence shows that the patriarch's life in Canaan included strategic relationships with local leaders as well as divine promise. Taken together, the material presents Aner as a Canaanite ally whose cooperation helps frame Abram's rescue of Lot within a political and military world.1
Central Figure
Aner
Meaning: answer; song; affliction
A Canaanitish chief who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Gen.
Name meaning
answer; song; affliction
Identity
male
A Canaanitish chief who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.