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  2. Laban ( Aramaic: ܠܵܒܵܢ; Hebrew: לָבָן‎, Modern: Lavan, Tiberian: Lāḇān, "White"), also known as Laban the Aramean, is 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.

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  3. Jan 4, 2022 · Question. Who was Laban in the Bible? Answer. The Bible first mentions Laban in Genesis 24:29. Laban was the brother of Isaac’s wife, Rebekah. Abraham had sent his trusted servant back to his home country to find a wife for Isaac among his relatives ( Genesis 24:2–4 ).

  4. LABAN lā’ bən ( לָבָ֧ן, white ). The name of a person and a place in the OT. 1. The brother of Rebekah and son of Bethuel and grandson of Nahor, the brother of Abraham ( Gen 24:15, 29 ). The family is described as from Padanaram and of Aramean nationality ( 25:20 ).

  5. Who was Laban in the Bible? Laban was Rebekah's brother, grandson of Abraham's brother Nahor, and father to Leah and Rachel. He lived in Haran and owned flocks of goats and sheep. When Abraham's servant arrived in Haran to find a wife for Isaac, Laban and his father Bethuel welcomed him. Abraham's servant had given Rebekah a ring and bracelets.

  6. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdoLaban - Chabad.org

    Laban. Art by Yitzchok Schmukler. Laban 's father, Bethuel, was the son of Nachor, Abraham 's older brother. In addition, Laban was thrice related by marriage to Abraham's family: his sister Rebecca married Isaac, and his two daughters, Leah and Rachel, both married Jacob.

  7. Smith's Bible Dictionary. Laban. ( white ). Son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel. (B.C. about 1860-1740.) The elder branch of the family remained at Haran, Mesopotamia, when Abraham removed to the land of Canaan, and it is there that we first meet with Laban, as taking the leading part in the betrothal of his sister ...

  8. Jan 29, 2024 · Laban was a prominent figure in the Bible who can be found in both the Old and New Testaments. He is first mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau, who lived in the region known as Paddan Aram, located in what is modern-day Syria and northern Iraq.

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