Pirathon was a town in the hill country of Ephraim, associated with the judge Abdon and two of David's mighty men, Benaiah and Hiddai.
Also known as Pirathonite
Pirathon was a town located in the hill country of Ephraim, in the territory allocated to the tribe of Ephraim. It is mentioned in the Bible as the hometown of several notable Israelites. Abdon, one of the judges of Israel, was from Pirathon (Judg. 12:13, 15). He judged Israel for eight years and was buried in Pirathon (Judg. 12:14-15). Two of David's mighty men, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Hiddai (or Hurai) of the brooks of Gaash, were also from Pirathon (2Sam. 23:30; 1Chr. 11:31; 27:14). Benaiah, in particular, was a highly esteemed warrior who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites, and later supported Solomon's claim to the throne (2Sam. 8:18; 1Kgs. 1:8, 38, 44). The repeated mention of Pirathon as the hometown of these significant figures suggests that it was a place of some importance during the period of the judges and the early monarchy.
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Prince, or summit, a place “in the land of Ephraim” (Judg. 12:15), now Fer’on, some 10 miles south-west of Shechem. This was the home of Abdon the judge.
(princely), “in the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite,” a place in (Judges 12:15) Its site, now called Fer’ata, is about one mile and a half south of the road from Jaffa, by Hableh, to Nablus . Pirathonites are mentioned in (Judges 12:13,15) and 1Chr 27:14
his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture
PIR'ATHON (princely), a place in Ephraim, the home and burial-place of Abdon, one of the judges of Israel. Jud 12:15. One of David's mighty men was a Pirathonite. 1 Chr 27:14; 1 Chr 11:31; 2 Sam 23:30. Robinson proposed Ferata, 6 miles from Shechem; the Pal. Memoirs suggest Feron, a hamlet on the edge of a plain, 10 miles west of Samaria, as its site.
PIR'ATHON (princely), a place in Ephraim, the home and burial-place of Abdon, one of the judges of Israel. Jud 12:15. One of David's mighty men was a Pirathonite. 1 Chr 27:14; 1 Chr 11:31; 2 Sam 23:30. Robinson proposed Ferata, 6 miles from Shechem; the Pal. Memoirs suggest Feron, a hamlet on the edge of a plain, 10 miles west of Samaria, as its site.
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5 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6552
After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
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