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Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Gamaliel
Gamalielgəmā'lēəl. 1 In the Bible, Manassite chief. 2 In the New Testament, president of the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem; teacher of St. Paul. He was also known as Gamaliel I, or Gamaliel the Elder. Grandson and disciple of the famous scholar Hillel, he advocated leniency toward Christians. 3 Grandson of Gamaliel I; fl. A.D. 80. Also known as Gamaliel II, he helped consolidate Judaism after the Jewish war (A.D. 66–70).
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Gamaliel the Elder, or Rabbi Gamaliel I, was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the mid first century. He was the grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder, and died twenty years before the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem. He fathered a son, whom he called Simeon, after his father's name The Jewish Encyclopedia article on Gamliel I by Solomon Schechter and Wilhelm Bacher. , and a daughter, whose daughter married a priest named Simon ben Nathanael . The name Gamaliel is the Greek form of the Hebrew name meaning reward of God. In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is celebrated as a Pharisee doctor of...more »
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  • Gamaliel of Jabneh

    Gamaliel of Jabneh, fl. A.D. 100, Jewish scholar; grandson of the Gamaliel who, according to tradition, taught St. Paul the law. A Palestinian Tanna, he succeeded Johanan ben Zakkai as head of...

  • Bailey, Gamaliel

    Bailey, Gamaliel, 1807–59, American abolitionist editor, b. Mt. Holly, N.J. In 1837 he succeeded James Birney as editor and publisher of the Philanthropist at Cincinnati. Three times his offic...

  • Bradford, Gamaliel

    Bradford, Gamaliel, 1863–1932, American biographer, b. Boston. After many unsuccessful years as a writer, he achieved literary fame as a biographer with his Lee, the American (1912). He perfec...

  • Harding, Warren Gamaliel

    Harding, Warren Gamaliel, 1865–1923, 29th President of the United States (1921–23), b. Blooming Grove (now Corsica), Ohio. After study (1879–82) at Ohio Central College, he moved with his fami...

  • Theudas

    Theudas, leader of insurgents mentioned by Gamaliel, and probably to be identified with the Theudas who organized a revolt against the Romans when Fadus was procurator of Judea (A.D. 44–46). H...

  • Weld, Theodore Dwight

    Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803–95, American abolitionist, b. Hampton, Conn. In 1825 his family moved to upstate New York, and he entered Hamilton College. While in college he became a disciple of...

  • Presidents of the United States (table)

    Presidents of the United StatesPresidentPolitical PartyDates in OfficeVice President(s)George Washington1789–97John AdamsJohn AdamsFederalist1797–1801Thomas JeffersonThomas JeffersonDemocratic...

  • Paul, Saint

    Paul, Saint, d. A.D. 64? or 67?, the apostle to the Gentiles, b. Tarsus, Asia Minor. He was a Jew. His father was a Roman citizen, probably of some means, and Paul was a tentmaker by trade. Hi...

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