Laban
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Laban is a biblical patriarch in the Book of Genesis, known as the father of Leah and Rachel and the shrewd relative with whom Jacob lived and worked.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
patriarch ⓘ person in the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| accuses | Jacob of stealing household gods ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| associatedTribeOrPeople |
Arameans
ⓘ
surface form:
Arameans of Paddan-aram
|
| associatedWithObject | household gods ⓘ |
| controls | flocks and herds in Haran ⓘ |
| covenantLocation |
Galeed
ⓘ
Mizpah ⓘ |
| culturalRole | figure in Near Eastern patriarchal traditions ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Arameans
ⓘ
surface form:
Aramean
|
| familyRole | maternal uncle of Jacob ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDaughter |
Leah
ⓘ
Rachel ⓘ |
| hasDaughterInLawRelation | Jacob as son-in-law ⓘ |
| hasFather | Bethuel ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ |
| hasSister | Rebekah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
changing Jacob's wages multiple times
ⓘ
deceiving Jacob in marriage arrangements ⓘ shrewdness ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryRole | antagonist in Jacob narrative ⓘ |
| makesCovenantWith | Jacob ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter |
Genesis 24
ⓘ
Genesis 29 ⓘ Genesis 30 ⓘ Genesis 31 ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | white ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | deception and divine providence ⓘ |
| occupation | herdsman ⓘ |
| offersHospitalityTo | Abraham's servant ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTextTradition |
Leningrad Codex
ⓘ
surface form:
Masoretic Text
Septuagint ⓘ Vulgate ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Haran
ⓘ
Paddan-aram ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
employer of Jacob
ⓘ
father-in-law of Jacob ⓘ |