Pirathon
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PIRATHON; PIRATHONITE

pir'-a-thon, pir'-a-thon-it (pir`athon, pir`athoni; Codex Vaticanus Pharathom; Codex Alexandrinus Phraathom, Pharathuneites): The home of Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite (Judges 12:13 the King James Version), where also he was buried, "in the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekites." The latter name may have clung to a district which at some former time had been held by the Amalekites. From this town also came Benaiah, one of David's chief captains (2 Samuel 23:30 1 Chronicles 11:31; 1 Chronicles 27:14). It is probably to be identified with Fer`ata, about 6 miles Southwest of Nablus. A possible rival is Fir`on, 15 miles West of Nablus. G.A. Smith suggests a position at the head of Wady Far`ah (HGHL, 355). Moore thinks it may have been in Benjamin, Abdon being a Benjamite family (1 Chronicles 8:23, 30; 1 Chronicles 9:36). It is just possible that the place may be identical with Pharathon, one of the towns fortified by Bacchides (1 Maccabees 9:50).

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew
6552. Pirathon -- perhaps "height," a place in Ephraim
... 6551, 6552. Pirathon. 6553 . perhaps "height," a place in Ephraim. Transliteration:
Pirathon Phonetic Spelling: (pir-aw-thone') Short Definition: Pirathon. ...
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6553. Pirathoni -- inhab. of Pirathon
... inhab. of Pirathon. Transliteration: Pirathoni Phonetic Spelling: (pir-aw-tho-nee')
Short Definition: Pirathonite. Word Origin from Pirathon Definition inhab. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Pirathon

his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Pirathon

(princely), "in the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite," a place in (Judges 12:15) Its site, now called Ferata , 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

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Prince, or summit, a place "in the land of Ephraim" (Judges 12:15), now Fer'on, some 10 miles south-west of Shechem. This was the home of Abdon the judge.
Thesaurus
Pirathon (2 Occurrences)
... This was the home of Abdon the judge. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PIRATHON;
PIRATHONITE. ... W. Ewing. Multi-Version Concordance Pirathon (2 Occurrences). ...
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Pirathonite (5 Occurrences)
... (2.) Benaiah the Ephraimite (2 Samuel 23:30), one of David's thirty heroes.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PIRATHON; PIRATHONITE. ...
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Abdon (8 Occurrences)
... 15). The account says that he was the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, and
that he was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim. ...
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Hillel (2 Occurrences)
... hil'-el (hillel, "he greatly praised"; Septuagint Ellel): An inhabitant of Pirathon
in the hill country of Ephraim, and father of Abdon, one of the judges of ...
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Mount (311 Occurrences)
... and Ammon. Mount of the Amalekites. A place near Pirathon (qv), in the tribe
of Ephraim (Judges 12:15). Mount of the Amorites. The ...
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Piram (1 Occurrence)

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Pharathon
... athon. If it is to be taken strictly as in Judean territory, it cannot
be identified with PIRATHON (which see) of Judges 12:15. ...
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Pira'thon (4 Occurrences)
Pira'thon. Pirathon, Pira'thon. Pirathonite . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See
RSV). Pirathon, Pira'thon. Pirathonite . Reference Bible.
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Amalekites (36 Occurrences)
... Judges 12:15 Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon
in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. ...
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Amalekite (12 Occurrences)
... Judges 12:15 Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon
in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. ...
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Bible Concordance
Pirathon (2 Occurrences)

Judges 12:13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Judges 12:15 Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Pirathon

Pirathon: A Place in the Land of Ephraim

Pirathon: Men of

Related Terms

Pirathonite (5 Occurrences)

Abdon (8 Occurrences)

Hillel (2 Occurrences)

Mount (311 Occurrences)

Piram (1 Occurrence)

Pharathon

Pira'thon (4 Occurrences)

Amalekites (36 Occurrences)

Amalekite (12 Occurrences)

Buried (125 Occurrences)

Dieth (192 Occurrences)

Ephraim (168 Occurrences)

Hill-country (85 Occurrences)

Hill (217 Occurrences)

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