Pirathon
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.
The name Pirathon means “his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture”
PlaceOld Testament3 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Judges 12:15; referred to as Pirathon (פִּרְעָתוֹן) or Pirathonite (פִּרְעָתוֹנִי).
Location
- Identified as
- Farata
- Certainty
- Likely (73% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.191° N, 35.166° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- פִּרְעָתוֹןPirathon
- פִּרְעָתוֹנִיPirathon
Mentions
- 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.