PIRATHON

(Pirʹa·thon), Pirathonite (Pirʹa·thon·ite) [Of (Belonging to) Pirathon].

Pirathon was a town of Ephraim “in the mountain of the Amalekite.” Evidently an inhabitant of Pirathon was known as a “Pirathonite,” as were Hillel and, later, Benaiah, one of David’s mighty men. Hillel’s son Judge Abdon was buried there. (Jg 12:13, 15; 2Sa 23:8, 30; 1Ch 11:31; 27:14) Farʽata, about 10 km (6 mi) W of the suggested location for Shechem, has been suggested as a possible identification.