John Gill Commentary Judges 12:15

"And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites." — Judges 12:15 (ASV)

And Abdon the son of Hillell the Pirathonite died
At the end of his eight years' government;

and was buried at Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the
Amalekites ;
in the place where he was born, and from which he had the name of a Pirathonite; and this was in the tribe of Ephraim, and the particular spot was Mount Amalek; so called either from the name of the person to whom it belonged, or because the Amalekites formerly dwelt in it; or rather because of some remarkable advantage got over them at this place: here, Josephus says ^F5 , this judge had a magnificent funeral.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F5: Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 7.) sect. 15.