How to Pronounce Gamaliel

What does Gamaliel mean?

Gamaliel means “recompense of God; camel of God”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Gamaliel?

Reward of God. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the census at Sinai (Num. 1:10; 2:20; 7:54, 59). (2.) The son of rabbi Simeon, and grandson of the famous rabbi Hillel. He was a Pharisse, and therefore the opponent of the party of the Sadducees. He was noted for his learning, and was president of the Sanhedrim during the regins of Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius, and died, it is said, about eighteen years before the destruction of Jerusalem. When the apostles were brought before the council, charged with preaching the resurrection of Jesus, as a zealous Pharisee Gamaliel councelled moderation and calmness.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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