Pirathon

[Easton] 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. [Smith] (princely), “in the land of Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite,” a place in (Judges 12:15) Its site, now called Fer’ata, is about one mile and a half south of the road from Jaffa, by Hableh, to Nablus . Pirathonites are mentioned in (Judges 12:13,15) and 1Chr 27:14 [Hitchcock] his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture [Nave] –A place in the land of Ephraim Jud 12:15 –Men of Jud 12:13 ; 2Sa 23:30 ; 1Ch 11:31 ; 27:14 [OpenBible.info] now Faroun [STEPBible TIPNR] A location first mentioned at Jdg.12.15) referred to as Pirathon (פִּרְעָתוֹן), or Pirathon or Pirathonite (פִּרְעָתוֹנִי). [Theographic] 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.