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    Pirathon

    פִּרְעָתוֹן

    Pirathon was a town in the hill country of Ephraim, associated with the judge Abdon and two of David's mighty men, Benaiah and Hiddai.

    Where the story of Pirathon happensWhere the gazetteer locates Pirathon, framed to them: Pirathon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Pirathon
    Where the gazetteer locates Pirathon
    verses
    5
    first named
    Judges 12:13
    last named
    1 Chronicles 27:14
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.19°N · 35.17°E
    settlement32.19°N · 35.17°E

    Farata (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Pirathon in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Pirathon was a town located in the hill country of Ephraim, in the territory allocated to the tribe of Ephraim. It is mentioned in the Bible as the hometown of several notable Israelites. Abdon, one of the judges of Israel, was from Pirathon (Judg. 12:13, 15). He judged Israel for eight years and was buried in Pirathon (Judg. 12:14-15). Two of David's mighty men, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Hiddai (or Hurai) of the brooks of Gaash, were also from Pirathon (2Sam. 23:30; 1Chr. 11:31; 27:14). Benaiah, in particular, was a highly esteemed warrior who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites, and later supported Solomon's claim to the throne (2Sam. 8:18; 1Kgs. 1:8, 38, 44). The repeated mention of Pirathon as the hometown of these significant figures suggests that it was a place of some importance during the period of the judges and the early monarchy.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 3 books. The name is written 6 times in them.

    1. Judges2 verses

      12:1312:15

    2. 2 Samuel1 verse

      23:30

    3. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      11:3127:14

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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