Strong's Hebrew · H3837

לָבָן

Lâbân · law-bawn'

DefinitionLaban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
Derivationthe same as H3836 (לָבָן);
KJV usageLaban.
Occurrences55 in the KJV · 47 verses

לָבָן in Scripture

Genesis 24:29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. Genesis 24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 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. Genesis 27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; Genesis 28:2 Arise, go to Padan -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 brother. Genesis 28:5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan -aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob' s and Esau' s mother. Genesis 29:5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him . Genesis 29:10 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 29:13 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. Genesis 29:14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. Genesis 29:15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for naught? tell me, what shall thy wages be ? Genesis 29:16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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