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PHARATHON.—Named, with Timnath and Tephon, among the cities which Bacchides ‘strengthened with high walls, with gates and with bars’ (1Ma_9:60). Some authorities read with LXX [Note: Septuagint.] ‘Timnath-pharathon,’ as indicating one place. Conder suggests Fer‘on, about 15 miles W. of Nâhlus. This seems to be too far to the north, as the towns mentioned are all ‘in Jud¿a.’ It may possibly be Fer‘ata, 6 miles S.W. of Nâblus, although the same difficulty exists in a modified degree. Cf. Pirathon.
W. Ewing.