Laban
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son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah described in the Book of Genesis
Key facts
- Born
- Paddan Aram , Aram-Naharaim , (present-day Harran , Turkey )
- Died
- Paddan Aram, Aram-Naharaim, (present-day Harran, Turkey)
- Spouse
- Adinah
- Children
- Leah Rachel Beor
- Father
- Bethuel
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- Genesis 27
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- Laban
- relative
- Jacob
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Encyclopedic overview
Laban and Jacob make a covenant together, as narrated in Genesis 31:44–54 Laban (Biblical Hebrew: לָבָן, romanized: Lāḇān, lit. 'White'), also known as Laban the Aramean, was a figure in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. He was the brother of Rebekah, the woman who married Isaac and bore Jacob. Laban welcomed his nephew and set him the stipulation of seven years' labour before he permitted him to marry his daughter Rachel. Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his elder daughter Leah instead. Jacob then took Rachel as his second wife, on condition of serving an additional seven years' labour.
Laban and his family were described as dwelling in Paddan Aram, in Mesopotamia.
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