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Laban

[ ley-buhn ]

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob.


Laban

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. Old Testament the father-in-law of Jacob, father of Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29:16)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Laban says it reminds him of the “good cop, bad cop” strategy, in which police officers ask a suspect different version of the same question.

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She added no future evening performances are due to take place during Trinity Laban's rescheduled open days.

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Activists say the Ghaith-Sub Laban family’s eviction is part of a wider trend of Israeli settlers, backed by the government, encroaching on Palestinian neighborhoods and cementing Israeli control by seizing property in east Jerusalem.

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Arieh King, a settler leader and deputy mayor of Jerusalem, described the Ghaith-Sub Laban family as “squatters” and the case as a straightforward real estate dispute.

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Before every game last summer, players on the youth national team would utter a simple war cry: “Laban!”

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