vegan potato, white bean and cabbage soup

A soup or stew, whatever you call it, a complete meal

1/2 lb. white beans,
1 lb. onion,
4 oz. celery,
6 oz. carrots,
9 oz. cabbage,
1&1/2 lb. peeled potato,
5 garlic cloves,
1T. dried thyme
1 tsp. ground bay leaves or 6 leaves.