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far´a-thon (ΦαÏαθωÌν, PharathoÌ„Ìn): One of the strong cities of Judea fortified by Bacchides during the Maccabean war (1 Macc 9:50). Septuagint reads “Thamnatha-pharathon†as the name of one city. Josephus, however (Ant., XIII, i, 3), and Syriac supply the “and†between them. The name represents a Hebrew pir‛aÌ„thoÌ„n. If it is to be taken strictly as in Judean territory, it cannot be identified with PIRATHON (which see) of . In that case we should probably seek for it with Dr. G.A. Smith in some fortress covering the top of WaÌ‚dy Far‛ah.