Laban’s father, Nahor, went to Haran with Abram, then remained there when Abram went on to Canaan. Nahor was part of the family ordered to Canaan in Genesis 11:31. Laban then lived in Haran, so the family remained in Haran when Abram and Lot took their families to Canaan.

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