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Laban

Laban (Generation 22 • Child of Bethuel ): Laban is a biblical figure in Generation 22, child of Bethuel , parent of Leah , Rachael . ( Genesis 24:29 ) It is closely linked with Laban (Biblical Place • Ashnah • 31.810°N, 34.937°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 1:1 (identified with Ashnah ).

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Laban (Generation 22 • Child of Bethuel ): Laban is a biblical figure in Generation 22, child of Bethuel , parent of Leah , Rachael . ( Genesis 24:29 ) (mentioned in Genesis 24 , Genesis 25 , Genesis 27 ) Rachael (Generation 23 • Child of Laban): Rachael is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban. ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 ) Leah (Generation 23 • Child of Laban): Leah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban. ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , Genesis 30 , Genesis 31 ) Bethuel (Generation 21 • Child of Nahor ): Bethuel is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor , parent of Rebekah , Laban. ( Genesis 22:22 ) (mentioned in Genesis 22 , Genesis 24 , Genesis 25 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Laban (Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 1:1 (identified with Ashnah ).) Lebonah (now al-Lubban. Referenced in Judg 21:19 .) Ahlab (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:31 .) Lebanon (region. Referenced in Deut 1:7 , Deut 3:25 , Deut 11:24 , Josh 1:4 , Josh 9:1 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 24:29 : "And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban : and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well."; Genesis 31:25 : "Then Laban overtook Jacob . Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead ."; Genesis 31:55 : "And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 31 ( Genesis • Chapter 31 (55 verses)), Genesis 29 ( Genesis • Chapter 29 (35 verses)), Genesis 30 (Genesis • Chapter 30 (43 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Laban
99% Gen 22
Generation 22 • Child of Bethuel

Laban is a biblical figure in Generation 22, child of Bethuel , parent of Leah , Rachael . ( Genesis 24:29 )

Laban
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Ashnah • 31.810°N, 34.937°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 1:1 (identified with Ashnah ).

Rachael
99% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Laban

Rachael is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 )

Leah
99% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Laban

Leah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 )

Genesis 31
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 31 (55 verses)

And he heard the words of Laban 's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban , and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the Lord said unto Jacob... Mentions: Laban, Jacob/Israel, Leah , Isaac , Canaan , Paddan , Gilead , Galeed .

Bethuel
99% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Bethuel is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor , parent of Rebekah , Laban . ( Genesis 22:22 )

Genesis 29
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 29 (35 verses)

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. And t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Haran , Laban , Nahor , Rebekah , Bilhah .

Genesis 30
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 30 (43 verses)

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob , Give me children, or else I die. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? And she said, Be... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Naphtali , Leah , Gad , Bilhah , Laban .

Genesis 28
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 28 (22 verses)

And Isaac called Jacob , and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan . Arise, go to Paddan –aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's broth... Mentions: Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Bethuel , Laban , Paddan , Esau .

Genesis 32
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 32 (32 verses)

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim . And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir , the country of Edom . Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Laban , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Mahanaim , Esau, Seir , Edom.

Deuteronomy
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 34 Chapters

Deuteronomy (Old Testament, 34 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Isaac . Key places: Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Laban , Hazeroth , Dizahab . Opens with: "These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between P..."

Genesis 24
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 24 (67 verses)

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of hea... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Isaac , Nahor , Rebekah , Bethuel , Mesopotamia , Laban .

Genesis 27
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 27 (46 verses)

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take,... Mentions: Isaac , Esau (Edom), Rebekah , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Esau, Haran .

Deuteronomy 1
99% Chapter
Deuteronomy • Chapter 1 (46 verses)

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran , and Tophel , and Laban , and Hazeroth , and Dizahab . (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh –barn... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Hazeroth .

Judith 8
99% Chapter
Judith • Chapter 8 (36 verses)

And in those days Judith heard thereof, the daughter of Merari , the son of Ox, the son of Joseph , the son of Oziel, the son of Elkiah, the son of Ananias, the son of Gideon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Ahitub , the son of Elihu, the son of Eliab , the son of Nathanael, the son o... Mentions: Merari , Joseph , Ahitub , Eliab , Jacob/Israel , Mesopotamia , Syria , Laban .

Genesis 25
94% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 25 (34 verses)

Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran , and Jokshan , and Medan , and Midian , and Ishbak , and Shuah . And Jokshan begat Sheba , and Dedan . And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Zimran , Jokshan, Medan , Midian , Sheba , Dedan, Ephah , Machpelah .

Genesis 46
94% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 46 (34 verses)

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac . And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Isaac , Joseph , Canaan , Reuben , Egypt , Hezron , Shimron , Elon .

Aaron
79% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron, and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Ladan
77% Gen 29
Generation 29 • Child of Tahan

Ladan is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Tahan , parent of Ammihud . ( 1 Chronicles 7:26 )

Lebonah
72% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.071°N, 35.240°E

now al-Lubban. Referenced in Judg 21:19 .

Abram/Abraham
70% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Ahlab
68% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.025°N, 35.445°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:31 .

Habakkuk
68% Old Testament
Old Testament • 3 Chapters

Habakkuk (Old Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Teman , Midian . Key places: Lebanon , Teman , Paran , Cushan , Midian . Opens with: "The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see...."

Tahan
68% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Telah

Tahan is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Telah , parent of Ladan . ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 )

Shem
68% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Lebanon
67% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.752°N, 35.591°E

region. Referenced in Deut 1:7 , Deut 3:25 , Deut 11:24 , Josh 1:4 , Josh 9:1 .

Moses
66% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses, Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Lebaoth
66% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Madmannah • 31.392°N, 34.941°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:32 (identified with Madmannah ).

Lot
66% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Haran

( Genesis 11:27 ) Lot and his family were the only ones saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:29 )

Eber (or Heber)
66% Messianic Line
Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Put
66% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Ham

( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 ) Put is the Biblical name of the person who became the modern day nation Libya .

Eleazar
66% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

קָרְבָּן
qorban
H7133 Hebrew
offering, oblation, sacrificial gift

offering, oblation, sacrificial gift. Offering, sacrificial present brought near; generic term for all oblations presented at altar, reflecting worshiper drawing near to God.

Jephunneh
65% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Caleb
65% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Ithamar
65% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 24:1 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Scripture Passages (24)

And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban : and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

Genesis 31:25 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

Then Laban overtook Jacob . Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead .

Genesis 31:55 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

Genesis 31:36 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban : and Jacob answered and said to Laban , What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

Genesis 31:47 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And Laban called it Jegar–sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed .

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

Genesis 31:22 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban ; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban 's cattle.

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

Genesis 31:2 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban , and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran ;

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor ? And they said, We know him.

Genesis 31:19 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.

Genesis 31:20 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob : and Jacob fed the rest of Laban 's flocks.

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah , and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Genesis 31:51 (KJV)
Genesis 31 KJV

And Laban said to Jacob , Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

And Jacob said unto Laban , Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

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