A town in the hill country of Ephraim.
About Pirathon
The home of Abdon, one of the minor judges (Judges 12:13–15). The Bible describes it as being in the land of Ephraim and in the hill country of the Amalekites. This may mean that at first it belonged to the Amalekites. Or it may be that they seized it during one of their invasions.
The Bible calls Benaiah a “Pirathonite.” He was one of the mighty men of King David (2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 27:14). In general, this place is the same as Ferata. It is on a high rock 9.7 kilometers (six miles) southwest of Samaria.
Key References
Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
All Scripture References (5)
Judges (2)
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.
2 Samuel (1)
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
1 Chronicles (2)
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.