Meaning of “Pirathon”

1. 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.

2. Pirathonite — (1.) Abdon, the son of Hillel, so called, Judg. 12:13, 15. (2.) Benaiah the Ephraimite (2 Sam. 23:30), one of David's thirty heroes.

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Bible Search for “Pirathon”

1. Judges Chapter 12 Verse 13 — And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

2. Judges Chapter 12 Verse 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.

3. 2 Samuel Chapter 23 Verse 30 — Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

4. 1 Chronicles Chapter 11 Verse 31 — Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

5. 1 Chronicles Chapter 27 Verse 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.

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