Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Pirathon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Farata.

First appears in Judges 12:13 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

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. Modern identification: Farata.

Pirathon is represented in the local geography layer as Farata. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 12:13 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention