Pirathon
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Pirathonite |
| Most likely | Farata (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.191° N, 35.166° E |
| Mentioned in | 5 verses |
| First mention | Judges 12:13 |
Pirathon is a settlement named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Farata (high confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Farata | high (73%) | 32.191° N, 35.166° E |
| another name for Parah | very low (5%) | 31.835° N, 35.310° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 12:13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
- Judges 12:15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.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
- 2 Samuel 23:30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 11:31Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
- 1 Chronicles 27:14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.