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In the morning, when the truth became known, Laban justified his action, saying that in his country it was unheard of to give a younger daughter before the older.

Laban is willing to give Rachel's hand to Jacob as long as he works seven years for her.

Later Laban claims that it is uncustomary to give the younger daughter away in marriage before the older one ( Genesis 29: 16-30 ).

Laban wanted the riches but wouldn't give up the plates, sending his servants to kill them.

The opposition had film actor Fernando Poe, Jr. as their candidate, but Panfilo Lacson refused to give way and ran as a candidate of a breakaway faction of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino.

Personal peculiarities may give rise to a name, as Laban (" white ", or " blond "), Gideon (" maimed "), or Harim (" with pierced nose ").

According to this view, the story of Jacob's visit to Laban to obtain a wife originated as a metaphor for this migration, with the property and family which were gained from Laban representing the gains of the Joseph tribes by the time they returned from Egypt ; according to textual scholars, the Jahwist version of the Laban narrative only mentions the Joseph tribes, and Rachel, and does not mention the other tribal matriarchs whatsoever.

:* Vayetze, on Genesis 28 – 32: Jacob flees, Rachel, Leah, Laban, Jacob's children and departure

After the week of wedding celebrations with Leah, Jacob married Rachel, and he continued to work for Laban for another seven years.

In contrast to Abraham — who illuminates the world with knowledge of God and earns the respect of the inhabitants of the land of Canaan — and Isaac — who continues his father's teachings and also lives in relative harmony with his neighbors — Jacob experiences many personal struggles both in the land and out of it-including the hatred of his brother, Esau ; the deception of his father-in-law, Laban ; the rape of his daughter, Dinah ; the death of his favorite wife, Rachel ; and the sale of his son, Joseph.

When Laban planned to deceive Jacob into marrying Leah instead of Rachel, the Midrash recounts that both Jacob and Rachel suspected that Laban would pull such a trick ; Laban was known as the " Aramean " ( deceiver ), and changed Jacob's wages ten times during his employ ( Genesis 31: 7 ).

Jacob, who had deceived and cheated his brother, is in turn deceived and cheated by his relative Laban concerning Jacob's seven years of service ( lacking money for a dowry ) for the hand of Rachel, receiving Leah instead.

The most often cited interpretation for the badeken is that, according to, when Jacob went to marry Rachel, his father in law Laban tricked him into marrying Leah, Rachel's older and homlier sister.

He was taken into captivity but redeemed by Laban, Rachel and Leah's father, and he gave Ahotay a wife named Hannah, who was their mother.

According to this view, the story of Jacob's visit to Laban to obtain a wife began as a metaphor for the second migration, with Jacob's new family, possessions, and livestock, obtained from Laban, being representations of the new wave of migrants ; it is notable that, according to textual scholars, in the Jahwist version of the story it is only the Joseph tribes that are among these migrants, since it only recounts Jacob as having met Rachel, and the matriarchs of the other Israelite tribes-Leah, Bilhah, and Zilpah-do not appear.

She is the daughter of Laban and the older sister of Rachel, whom Jacob originally wanted to marry.

On the wedding night, however, Laban switches Leah for Rachel.

The Talmud ( Megillah 13b ) says that Rachel revealed to Leah the secret signs which she and Jacob had devised to identify the veiled bride, because they both suspected Laban would pull such a trick.

According to some commentators, Zilpah and Bilhah, the handmaids of Leah and Rachel, respectively, were actually younger daughters of Laban

According to this view, the story of Jacob's visit to Laban to obtain a wife originated as a metaphor for this migration, with the property and family which were gained from Laban representing the gains of the Joseph tribes by the time they returned from Egypt ; according to textual scholars, the Jahwist version of the Laban narrative only mentions the Joseph tribes, and Rachel, and doesn't mention the other tribal matriarchs whatsoever.

After 20 years working for Laban, Jacob returned home, and reconciled with his twin brother Esau, then he and Esau buried their father when Isaac died at the age of 180.

These seven years seemed to Jacob " but a few days, for the love he had for her ", but when they were complete and he asked for his wife, Laban deceived Jacob by switching Rachel's older sister, Leah, as the veiled bride.

Laban was reluctant to release him, as God had blessed his flock on account of Jacob.

Laban asked what he could pay Jacob.

The text suggests that Jacob performed breeding experiments over the years to make his own flocks both more abundant and stronger than Laban's, that Laban responded by repeatedly reinterpreting the terms of Jacob's wages, and that the breeding favored Jacob regardless of Laban's pronouncements.

God told Jacob that he should leave, which he and his wives and children did without informing Laban.

In a rage, Laban pursued Jacob for seven days.

The night before he caught up to him, God appeared to Laban in a dream and warned him not to say anything good or bad to Jacob.

Knowing nothing about Rachel's theft, Jacob told Laban that whoever stole them should die and stood aside to let him search.

Jacob and Laban then parted from each other with a pact to preserve the peace between them.

Laban returned to his home and Jacob continued on his way.

Therefore, at Rebekah's urging, Jacob flees to a distant land to work for a relative, Laban ().

However, despite Laban, Jacob eventually becomes so rich as to incite the envy of Laban and Laban's sons.

He loved her immediately, and after spending a month with his relatives, asked for her hand in marriage in return for working seven years for Laban.

Zilpah is given to Leah as a handmaid by Leah's father, Laban, upon Leah's marriage to Jacob ( see Genesis 29: 24, 46: 18 ).

Laban first appears in Genesis 24: 29 – 60 as the grown spokesman for his father Bethuel's house ; he was impressed by the gold jewelry given to his sister on behalf of Isaac, and played a key part in arranging their marriage.

** Mizpah in Gilead ( Genesis ), the place where Laban overtook Jacob on his return to Canaan

Laban promised his younger daughter Rachel to Jacob in return for seven years ' service, only to trick him into marrying his elder daughter Leah instead.

Lehi, having left the city with his family in response to God's command, enjoined his four sons to return to Jerusalem and retrieve them: " For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews and also a genealogy of my forefathers, and they are engraven upon plates of brass.

Next, Nephi and his brothers offered all of their valuables to Laban in return for the brass plates.

Suddenly, an angel appeared, commanding the elder duo to desist and all of them to return forthwith to the city, where Laban would fall into their hands.