Pirathonite

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

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

(1.) Abdon, the son of Hillel, so called, Judges 12:13, 15.

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

PIRATHON; PIRATHONITE

pir'-a-thon, pir'-a-thon-it (pir`athon, pir`athoni; Codex Vaticanus Pharathom; Codex Alexandrinus Phraathom, Pharathuneites): The home of Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite (Judges 12:13 the King James Version), where also he was buried, "in the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekites." The latter name may have clung to a district which at some former time had been held by the Amalekites. From this town also came Benaiah, one of David's chief captains (2 Samuel 23:30 1 Chronicles 11:31; 1 Chronicles 27:14). It is probably to be identified with Fer`ata, about 6 miles Southwest of Nablus. A possible rival is Fir`on, 15 miles West of Nablus. G.A. Smith suggests a position at the head of Wady Far`ah (HGHL, 355). Moore thinks it may have been in Benjamin, Abdon being a Benjamite family (1 Chronicles 8:23, 30; 1 Chronicles 9:36). It is just possible that the place may be identical with Pharathon, one of the towns fortified by Bacchides (1 Maccabees 9:50).

W. Ewing

6553. Pirathoni -- inhab. of Pirathon
... inhab. of Pirathon. Transliteration: Pirathoni Phonetic Spelling: (pir-aw-tho-nee')
Short Definition: Pirathonite. ... of Pirathon NASB Word Usage Pirathonite (5). ...
/hebrew/6553.htm - 6kPirathonite (5 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PIRATHON; PIRATHONITE. ...Pirathonite (5 Occurrences).
Judges 12:13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. ...
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Pirathon (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PIRATHON; PIRATHONITE. ... Pirathon (2 Occurrences).
Judges 12:13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. ...
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Pira'thon (4 Occurrences)
Pira'thon. Pirathon, Pira'thon. Pirathonite . ... (Root in DBY RSV). 2 Samuel
23:30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of Nahale-gaash; (See RSV). ...
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Abdon (8 Occurrences)
... Servile. (1.) The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel
(Judges 12:13-15). He is probably the Bedan of 1 Samuel 12:11. ...
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Benai'ah (43 Occurrences)
... among the three mighty men. (See RSV). 2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah a Pirathonite,
Hiddai of Nahale-gaash; (See RSV). 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok ...
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Benaiah (44 Occurrences)
... In recognition of his services Solomon appointed him over the host in Joab's place
(1 Kings 2:35; 1 Kings 4:4). (2) Benaiah, a Pirathonite (compare Judges 12:13 ...
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Hillel (2 Occurrences)
... Praising, a Pirathonite, father of the judge Abdon (Judges 12:13, 15). Int. ... Judges
12:13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. ...
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Valleys (38 Occurrences)
... and the Jebusites: (KJV WBS). 2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai
of the valleys of Gaash, (BBE). 1 Kings 18:5 Ahab said ...
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Nahale-gaash (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Nahale-gaash (2 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah
a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash. (See JPS). ...
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Judgeth (37 Occurrences)
... Israel ten years, (YLT). Judges 12:13 And after him, Abdon son of Hillel,
the Pirathonite, judgeth Israel, (YLT). Judges 12:14 and ...
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