Bible Location
Meaning: his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Pirathon was an Ephraimite town remembered especially as the home of Abdon the judge. It is important because it appears in the judges and warrior lists of Israel's central hill country. First appears in Judg 12:15.1
Place meaning
his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture
Coordinates
32.29, 35.02
First appears
Judg 12:15
AI summary: Pirathon's significance lies in the people associated with it. Judges remembers it as the home and burial place of Abdon, giving the town a role in the later cycle of local deliverers, while Samuel and Chronicles connect it to David's fighting men. That combination places Pirathon within both civil and military memory. The cross references present Pirathon as an Ephraimite town known through leaders, warriors, and continuity of local identity.1
Place meaning
his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture
Latitude
32.29
Longitude
35.02
Bible references
4
Prince, or summit, a place “in the land of Ephraim” (Judg. 12:15), now Fer’on, some 10 miles south-west of Shechem. This was the home of Abdon the judge. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.