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Definition of Laban
1. Noun. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
Definition of Laban
1. Proper noun. (biblical character) The brother of Rebekah and uncle to Jacob and Esau. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name) of biblical origin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"It was here in Mesopotamia that Laban met Abraham's servant and consented to ...
The subsequent history of Laban is intimately connected with that of Jacob, ..."
2. The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates by Orson Pratt (1908)
"Therefore I did obey the voice of the Spirit, and took Laban by the hair of ...
And again—I knew that the Lord h-ad delivered Laban into my hands for this ..."
3. Leading Cases in the Bible by David Werner Amram (1905)
"Toward the end of Jacob's stay with Laban, after he had married ... This charge
evidently made an impression on Laban, for "Jacob beheld the countenance of ..."
4. Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1855)
"19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that ...
20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him ..."
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