This place name designates a town allotted to the tribe of Benjamin during Joshua's territorial distribution. It appears only in Joshua 18:23 in a list of Benjamite cities. The location is uncertain, though some have suggested a connection to modern Khirbet el-Farah, northeast of Anathoth. The name Parah is identical to the common Hebrew word for 'heifer' or 'cow,' though whether this reflects the town's character or etymology is unknown. Benjamin's territory, situated between Judah and Ephraim, included this network of small towns in the central highlands.