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Pirathonite

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The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Pirathonite. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.Abdon, the son of Hillel, so called, Judg.
  2. 2.Benaiah the Ephraimite (2 Sam.

  1. Pirathonite (1)

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    Abdon, the son of Hillel, so called, Judg. 12:13, 15.

  2. Pirathonite (2)

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    Benaiah the Ephraimite (2 Sam. 23:30), one of David’s thirty heroes.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

a native of or dweller in Pirathon. Two such are named in the Bible:—

Abdon ben-Hillel. (Judges 12:13,15) “Benaiah the Pirathonite of the children of Ephraim,” (1 Chronicles 27:14)

In the Bible

5

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

  • 1 Chronicles 11:31

    Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

  • 1 Chronicles 27:14

    The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

  • 2 Samuel 23:30

    Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,

  • 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 Pirathonite

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Entries that reference Pirathonite

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Pirathonite references

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

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