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Pirathon

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.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(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

In the Bible

2

Verses where Pirathon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Judges 12:13

    After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.

  • Judges 12:15

    Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Scripture on Pirathon

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Entries that reference Pirathon

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Pirathon references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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