Gamaliel

[ guh-mey-lee-uh l, -meyl-yuh l ]

/ gəˈmeɪ li əl, -ˈmeɪl yəl /

(“the Elder” or “Gamaliel I”), died a.d. 50?, the teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3); the grandson of Hillel.

his grandson (“the Younger” or “Gamaliel II”), died a.d. 115?, leader of the Jews after the destruction of Jerusalem, a.d. 70.

a male given name: from Hebrew, meaning “the Lord is my reward.”

Example sentences from the Web for gamaliel

Such low ideas Gamaliel endeavored to keep out of the circle of the school.

History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
Possibly, St Paul brought the term with him from the school of Gamaliel.

The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians |G. G. Findlay
Gamaliel embraced him and said, "Welcome, my master and my pupil; my master in wisdom and my pupil in obedience."

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
Had she not sat herself down obediently at the feet of her lady Gamaliel, and should she not be rewarded?

Doctor Thorne |Anthony Trollope

The report of Gamaliel's speech is due of course to St. Paul, who was doubtless present during its delivery.

The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 |G. T. Stokes