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.

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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

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leah daughterOf Laban
Rachel daughterOf Laban
Jacob employer Laban
Bilhah givenBy Laban
Zilpah givenBy Laban
Jacob workedFor Laban