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Laban (Book of Mormon)

This article is about a person in the Book of Mormon. For other uses, see Laban (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Laman and Lemuel.
Laban
A man lies on the ground, his eyes shut. He wears clothing with very wide sleeves. A scabbard for a sword is at his belt. One arm rests under his head, as if his pillow. He is fully plunged in the shadow of a wall/building to the left in the image. This man is Laban. This was cropped from the 1894 painting Nephi and Laban by Herman Hugo Haag, the latter being a depiction of the scene from 1 Nephi 4, in the Book of Mormon.
Laban unconscious (1 Nephi 4:7), as depicted in H. H. Haag's 1894 Nephi and Laban
Personal life
Died
Jerusalem
Cause of deathKilled by Nephi
EraReign of Zedekiah
Known forPossessing the brass plates

Laban (/ˈleɪbən/)[1] is a figure in the First Book of Nephi, near the start of the Book of Mormon, a scripture of the Latter Day Saint movement. Although he only makes a brief appearance in the Book of Mormon, his brass plates play an important role when they are taken by Laman and Nephi (often referred to as the "sons of Lehi") and are used by the Nephites.

  1. ^ churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «lā´bun»
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