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Laban was:

  • The brother of the Matriarch Rachael
  • The brother-in-law of the Patriarch Isaac
  • The father of the Matriarchs Rebekah and Leah
  • The father-in-law of the Patriarch Jacob

Yes, Jacob married two of his first cousins.

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Genesis 29:6 " And he said unto them, know ye Laban the son of Nahor?"

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Q: Who was Laban in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible?
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