A book by Emanuel Tov, The Textual Ctiticism of
the Bible, deals with the question. Especially the
First Chapter, as it is a general introduction to the
subject.
My imprecise citation above is based on the Hebrew
original edition. A published English translation
appeared some years ago.
Uri Hurwitz Wilmington, VT
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if anyone is familiar with the following mystery:
In Gen 14:24, Avram's associates are Eschol, Aner, and Mamre.
However, in the Septuagint Aner is called "Aunan" and in the Samaritan text
he is called Aniram.
I have my own theory about what this is all about, but my questions are:
1 - are there other names for this character in other ancient sources
2 - is anyone aware of any discussions regarding these variants
3 - does this suggest that there was a certain degree of fluidity in the text
in ancient times