Pirathon
Pirathon is a settlement mentioned in 5 verses. Its most likely location is Farata. The name means “his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture.”
Where is Pirathon?
Approx. 32.1906, 35.1658 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farata | settlement | High |
| another name for Parah | settlement | Low |
Pirathon in the Bible dictionary
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.
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Verses that mention Pirathon
- Judges 12:13
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
- Judges 12:15
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
- 2 Samuel 23:30
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
- 1 Chronicles 11:31
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
- 1 Chronicles 27:14
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.