Lavan “the Aramian?”

Why was Lavan called “the Aramian?”

Concepts: Haggadah: “Tzei Ulimad” Why does the Haggadah not analyze the words “arami oved.”;  Hashem comes to Lavan in a dream (Very impressive that Lavan gets a prophecy from Hashem.); Why refer to him as Aramian?; Ramban: Hashem is willing to talk to Lavan to protect the Jewish nation. “Beware of attempting anything with Jacob: good or bad” Lavan tells Yaakov: ‘Hashem said I should not say something bad to you, but I have the power to do something bad to you. I cannot do a mixture of good and bad, but I can do pure bad.’ Proof Yaakov stole; Maharal Prague– if you do something to people too many times, it comes onto you. Arami means he tricks himself; We all know what Hashem wants from us…think about the here and now. Think in small increments, do not fool ourselves.

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