Laban

[ ley-buhn ]

/ ˈleɪ bən /

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noun

the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Genesis 24:29; 29:16–30.

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How to use Laban in a sentence

In 2008, after a rift with Laban, he disappeared to the empty expanse of Greenland.
The Repentant Radical|Michael Moynihan|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Akkari and Laban had long been disaffected with life in Denmark, a country they saw as louche and irreligious.
The Repentant Radical|Michael Moynihan|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Laban—Lorenzo—Marcellus," he began again in a loud, clear, compelling voice.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
At a reasonable hour they both came to the house where Laban had lodged the night before.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster

The patriarch bought his beloved by fourteen years' hard service to her father Laban, and they seemed to him but as a few days.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
It was strange how the craft of Laban had come down to Tim Sullivan across that mighty flight of time.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden
Laban and Abimelech had such dreams, but no one would credit these heathens with the prophetic power.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

British Dictionary definitions for Laban

Laban

/ (ˈleɪbən) /

noun

Old Testament the father-in-law of Jacob, father of Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29:16)

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