Laban

Laban, a place where Moses spoke to the Israelites.

The name Laban means “white; shining; gentle; brittle”

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Ashnah only mentioned at Deuteronomy 1:1; only referred to as Laban (לָבָן).

Location

Certainty
Possible (38% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
Coordinates
29.993° N, 34.704° E
Laban
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Glossary entries

Laban (Place)

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.