Laban: These seem both to be brothers, of whom Laban was the eldest and chief. The opinion of Josephus appears to be very correct, that Bethuel, the father, had been dead some time. Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 24:60
The thing: Psalms 118:23; Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:11