Gamaliel (''Heb.'' גמליאל), also spelled Gamliel, is a

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

name meaning "God (אל) is my (י-) reward/recompense (גמל)" indicating the loss of one or more earlier children in the family. 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 Gamaliel the Elder (; also spelled Gamliel; he, רַבַּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הַזָּקֵן ''Rabban Gamlīʾēl hazZāqēn''; grc-koi, Γαμαλιὴλ ὁ Πρεσβύτερος ''Gamaliēl ho Presbýteros''), or Rabban Gamaliel I, ...

, also called Gamaliel I or Gamaliel the Elder, a first-century authority on Jewish law *

Gamliel II Rabban Gamaliel II (also spelled Gamliel; he, רבן גמליאל דיבנה; before -) was a rabbi from the second generation of tannaim. He was the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as ''nasi'' after the fall of the Second Temple in 70 CE. ...

, also known as Gamliel of Jabneh *

Gamliel III Gamaliel III ( he, רבן גמליאל ברבי, read as ''Rabban Gamaliel beRabbi'', that is: ''son of Rebbi'', after his father Judah haNasi) was a 3rd-century rabbi (first generation of amoraim). His father appointed him his successor as '' ...

, 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 Gamaliel VI (c. 370–425) was the last ''nasi'' of the ancient Sanhedrin. Gamaliel came into office around the year 400. On October 20, 415, an edict issued by the Emperors Honorius and Theodosius II stripped Gamaliel of his rank of honorary ...

, grandson of Gamliel V, the last of the patriarchs, died in 425 *

Shimon ben Gamliel Simeon ben Gamliel (I) ( or רשב"ג הראשון; c. 10 BCE – 70 CE) was a '' Tanna'' sage and leader of the Jewish people. He served as nasi of the Great Sanhedrin at Jerusalem during the outbreak of the First Jewish–Roman War, succeedin ...

, the son of Gamaliel I, the Elder *

Shimon ben Gamliel II Simeon (or Shimon) ben Gamaliel II (Hebrew: ) was a Tanna of the third generation and president of the Great Sanhedrin. He was the son of Gamaliel II. Biography Simeon was a youth in Betar when the Bar Kokhba revolt broke out, but when that fort ...

, the grandson of Shimon ben Gamliel

Gamaliel in Kabbalah

Gamaliel (Qliphah) Yesod (Hebrew: יְסוֹד ''Yəsōḏ'', Tiberian: ''Yăsōḏ'', "foundation") is a sephirah or node in the kabbalistic Tree of Life, a system of Jewish philosophy. Yesod, located near the base of the Tree, is the sephirah below Hod and Ne ...

is the Qliphah associated with the Sephirah Yesod on the kabbalistic Tree of Life.

Gamaliel as a forename

Gamaliel Bailey Gamaliel Bailey (December 3, 1807June 5, 1859) was an American physician who left that career to become an abolitionist journalist, editor, and publisher, working primarily in Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. Anti-abolitionist mobs attacked his o ...

(1807–1859), a U.S. journalist *

Gamaliel Bradford (privateersman) Captain Gamaliel Bradford, was a sea captain, privateersman, and later a prison warden who earned notoriety during the Quasi-War with France commanding two privately owned and armed merchant vessels known as letters of marque. Born November 4, 17 ...

(1768–1824), an American privateer *

Gamaliel Bradford (abolitionist) Gamaliel Bradford (17951839) was an American physician, the superintendent of Massachusetts General Hospital, and an abolitionist. Early life and education He was born in Boston on November 17, 1795, one of nine children of Captain Gamalie ...

(1795-1839), a physician and early abolitionist from Boston *

Gamaliel Bradford (biographer) Gamaliel Bradford VI (October 9, 1863 – April 11, 1932) was an American biographer, critic, poet, and dramatist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the sixth of seven men called Gamaliel Bradford in unbroken succession, of whom the first, Gamali ...

(1863–1932), an American biographer, critic, poet, and dramatist *

Gamaliel King Gamaliel King (Shelter Island, New York, 1 December 1795 — 6 December 1875) was an American architect who practiced in New York City and the adjacent city of Brooklyn, where he was a major figure in Brooklyn civic and ecclesiastical architectur ...

(1795–1875), an American architect *

Gamaliel Painter Gamaliel Painter (May 22, 1742 – May 21, 1819) was an American politician and a key figure in the founding of Middlebury, Vermont, and Middlebury College. Life and legacy Painter was born to Shubael and Elizabeth (Dunbar) Painter in New Haven ...

(1742–1819), an American politician * Gamaliel Ratsey (died 1605), an English highwayman

Gamliel as a surname

Aryeh Gamliel Aryeh Gamliel ( he, אריה גמליאל, 11 March 1951 – 6 August 2021) was an Israeli rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1988 and 2003. Biography Born in Beersheba, Gamliel was educated at a religio ...

(1951–2021), Israeli politician *

Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel (; born 24 February 1974) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Minister of Intelligence and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Minister for Social Equality and as Minister of Envi ...

(born 1974), Israeli politician

Gamaliel as a middle name

Warren Gamaliel Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. ...

(1865-1923), 29th President of the United States *

Raphael Gamaliel Warnock Raphael Gamaliel Warnock ( ; born July 23, 1969) is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed office on January 20, 2021. Since 20 ...

(born July 23, 1969), American pastor and politician

Institutions

Gamaliel Foundation Gamaliel Foundation provides training and consultation and develops national strategy for its affiliated congregation-based community organizations. As of 2013, Gamaliel has 45 affiliates in 17 U.S. states, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, an ...

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

Places

* Gamaliel, Arkansas, United States *

Gamaliel, Kentucky Gamaliel () is a home rule-class city in Monroe County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 376 at the 2010 census, this was a decline from 439 in 2000. Geography Gamaliel is located at (36.639956, -85.793372). According to the ...

, United States

Phrase

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Gamaliel's principle Gamaliel's principle,Brown, Raymond E. (1994). A once-and-coming Spirit at Pentecost: essays on the liturgical readings between Easter and Pentecost, taken from the Acts of the Apostles and from the Gospel according to John'. Collegeville, Minn.: ...

", a principle based on a story in Acts 5 in the Bible * "Gamalielese", a term coined by

H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, ...

to mock President Harding's speaking style {{disambig, geo, surname, given name Spanish masculine given names