Who and what is…
Aner

Meaning: a boy

This is the name of a man and a city.

Aner, a man

He is a Canaanite chief who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:13, 24).

Aner, the city

This was a city of tribe of Manasseh which was given to the Levites of Kohath’s family (1 Chronicles 6:70).

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