Laban

See also laban, and Labán

English

Etymology

From Hebrew לָבָן.

Proper noun

Laban

1. (biblical) The brother of Rebekah and uncle to Jacob and Esau.
2. A male given name of biblical origin.

Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 25:20

  And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

Translations

brother of Rebekah

• Russian: Лава́н (ru) (Laván) m 
• Spanish: Labán (es)
• Swedish: Laban (sv) c

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