Gamaliel (disambiguation)

Gamaliel (Heb. גמליאל), also spelled Gamliel, is a Hebrew name meaning "God (אל) is my (י-) reward/recompense (גמל)" indicating the loss of one or more earlier children in the family^{[citation needed]}. 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[]

Gamaliel Bailey (1807–1859), a U.S. journalist
Gamaliel Bradford (privateersman) (1768–1824), an American privateer
Gamaliel Bradford (abolitionist) (1795-1839), a physician and early abolitionist from Boston
Gamaliel Bradford (biographer) (1863–1932), an American biographer, critic, poet, and dramatist
Gamaliel King (1795–1875), an American architect
Gamaliel Painter (1742–1819), an American politician
Gamaliel Ratsey (died 1605), an English highwayman

Gamliel as a surname[]

Aryeh Gamliel (1951–2021), Israeli politician
Gila Gamliel (born 1974), Israeli politician

Gamaliel as a middle name[]

Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923), 29th President of the United States
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock (born July 23, 1969), American pastor and politician

Institutions[]

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

Places[]

Gamaliel, Arkansas, United States
Gamaliel, Kentucky, United States

Phrase[]

"Gamalielese", a term coined by H. L. Mencken to mock President Harding's speaking style

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