A brother of Mamre the Amorite, Abraham’s ally in battle (<bibleref ref="Gen.14.13">Gen.14.13</bibleref>, <bibleref ref="Gen.14.24">Gen.14.24</bibleref>).A Levitical city in Manasseh (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.70">1Chr.6.70</bibleref>).

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<strong>ANER</strong> <strong>ā’ nər</strong> (<span class="hebrew">עָנֵ֔ר</span>). 1. One of three Amorite brothers, including Mamre and Eschol, allies of Abraham in his pursuit after the four kings who had taken Lot captive (<bibleref ref="Gen.14.13">Gen 14:13</bibleref>, <bibleref ref="Gen.14.24">24</bibleref>). Since Mamre is also an old name for Hebron (<bibleref ref="Gen.23.19">Gen 23:19</bibleref>), and Eshcol is the name of a valley near Hebron (<bibleref ref="Num.13.23">Num 13:23</bibleref>), it is likely that Aner was also the name of a locality.<br /><br />

2. A city of refuge in Manasseh (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.70">1 Chron 6:70</bibleref>); site unknown.

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

One of the three "confederates" of Abraham in his pursuit after the four kings (<bibleref ref="Gen.14.13">Ge 14:13</bibleref>,<bibleref ref="Gen.14.14">14</bibleref>). Judging from the meanings of the two other names, Mamre being the name of the sacred grove or tree (Jahwist) and synonymous with Hebron (Priestly Code); and Eschol--a name of a valley (lit. "grape cluster") from which the personal names are derived--it may be expected to explain the name Aner in a similar way. Dillmann suggested the name of a range of mountains in that vicinity (Comm. at the place and Rosen in ZDMG, XII, 479; Skinner, Genesis, 365).
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A Levitical town in Manasseh, West of the Jordan (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.70">1Ch 6:70</bibleref>). Gesenius and others identified it with Taanach of <bibleref ref="Josh.21.25">Jos 21:25</bibleref>. There is, however, no agreement as to its location.<br /><br />