Gamaliel (Heb. גמליאל), also spelled Gamliel, is a Hebrew name generally interpreted "God (אל) is my (י-) reward/recompense (גמל)". Solomon Gandz suggests instead that it should be read "battle-axe of God" (AAJR 2 pg. 37). A number of influential individuals have had the name:

Hebrew Bible

  • The Hebrew Bible refers to Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh during the census of the Israelites in the Sinai desert (Book of Numbers 1:10; 2:20; 7:54,59; 10:23).

Rabbinical authorities

  • Gamaliel, also called Gamaliel I or Gamaliel the Elder, a first-century authority on Jewish law
  • Gamliel II, also known as Gamliel of Jabneh
  • Gamliel III, son of Judah haNasi the redactor of the Mishna, and his successor as Nasi (patriarch)
  • Gamliel IV, grandson of Gamliel III, patriarch in the latter half of the 3rd century
  • Gamliel V, son and successor of the patriarch Hillel II
  • Gamliel VI, grandson of Gamliel V, the last of the patriarchs, died in 425
  • Shimon ben Gamliel, the son of Gamaliel I, the Elder
  • Shimon ben Gamliel II, the grandson of Shimon ben Gamliel

Gamaliel in Kabbalah

  • Gamaliel (Qliphah) is the Qliphah associated with the Sephirah Yesod on the kabbalistic Tree of Life.

Gamaliel as a forename

Gamliel as a surname

Gamaliel as a middle name

Institutions

  • Gamaliel Foundation, a Chicago-based non-profit providing training and consultation to affiliated congregation-based community organizations

Places

Phrase

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