“A group of Jewish men with whom Laban associated. The phrase ‘elders of the Jews’ appears only twice in the Book of Mormon (1 Ne. 4:22, 27). Apparently in this context the term ‘elders’ does not refer to holders of the office of elder in the Melchizedek Priesthood but rather to a group of community leaders” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 241).