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Aner

ANER and Eshcol, two Canaanites who joined their forces with Abraham, in the pursuit of the Kings Chedorlaomer, Amraphel and their Allies, who had pillaged Sodom, and carried off Lot, Abraham’sGen. xiv. 24. Nephew. They did not imitate the disinterestedness of this holy Patriarch; but retained their share of the spoil which they had taken from the conquered Kings.

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