Gamaliel

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 , and a daughter, whose daughter ( i.e. , Gamaliel's granddaughter) 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 Jewish Law , who was the teacher of Paul the Apostle ; The Book of Acts portrays Gamaliel as a man of great respect .

Gamaliel the Elder ( / ɡ ə ˈ m eɪ l j əl / ; also spelled Gamliel ; Hebrew : רבן גמליאל הזקן; Greek : Γαμαλιὴλ ὁ Πρεσβύτερος) or Rabban Gamaliel I , was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early 1st century CE. He was the son of Simeon ben Hillel , and grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder , and died twenty years before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (70 CE). He fathered a son, whom he called Simeon , after his father, and a daughter, whose daughter (in other words, Gamaliel's granddaughter) married a priest named Simon ben Nathanael. In Christian tradition, his second son Abibo (also Abibas, Abibus) converted to Christianity and is venerated as a saint. Gamaliel is a Hebrew name meaning reward of God .... In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is celebrated as a Pharisee doctor of Jewish Law . The Acts of the Apostles chapter 5 speaks of Gamaliel as a man of great respect who spoke in favor of the arrested apostles of Jesus in Acts 5:34 , and the Jewish law teacher of Paul the Apostle in Acts 22:3 . Jewish Encyclopedia . 'Abodah Zarah 3:10 "Gamaliel" .

Gamaliel depicted in a medieval miniature. Gamaliel the Elder ( / ɡ ə ˈ m eɪ l i əl , - ˈ m ɑː -, ˌ ɡ æ m ə ˈ l iː əl / ; also spelled Gamliel ; "Rabban Gamliel HaZaqen"; ), or Rabban Gamaliel I , was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE. He was the son of Simeon ben Hillel and grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder . Gamaliel is thought to have died in 52 CE (AM 3813). He fathered Simeon ben Gamliel , who was named for his father, and a daughter, who married a priest named Simon ben Nathanael. In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is recognized as a Pharisee doctor of Jewish Law . Acts of the Apostles, 5 (written c. 80–90 CE) speaks of Gamaliel as a man held in great esteem by all Jews and as the Jewish law teacher of Paul the Apostle in Acts 22:3 . . Gamaliel encouraged his fellow Pharisees to show leniency to the apostles of Jesus in Acts 5:34 .

First century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin This article is about Gamaliel the Elder. Gamaliel depicted in a medieval miniature. Gamaliel the Elder ( / ɡ ə ˈ m eɪ l i əl , - ˈ m ɑː -, ˌ ɡ æ m ə ˈ l iː əl / ; also spelled Gamliel ; Rabban Gamlīʾēl hazZāqēn ; Gamaliēl ho Presbýteros ), or Rabban Gamaliel I , was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE. He was the son of Simeon ben Hillel and grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder . He fathered Simeon ben Gamliel , who was named for Gamaliel's father, and a daughter, who married a priest named Simon ben Nathanael. In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is recognized as a Pharisee doctor of Jewish Law . Acts of the Apostles, 5 speaks of Gamaliel as a man held in great esteem by all Jews and as the Jewish law teacher of Paul the Apostle in Acts 22:3 . Gamaliel encouraged his fellow Pharisees to show leniency to the apostles of Jesus Christ in Acts 5:34 .

First century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin This article is about Gamaliel the Elder. Gamaliel depicted in a medieval miniature. Gamaliel the Elder ( / ɡ ə ˈ m eɪ l i əl , - ˈ m ɑː -, ˌ ɡ æ m ə ˈ l iː əl / ; also spelled Gamliel ; Hebrew : רַבַּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הַזָּקֵן Rabban Gamlīʾēl hazZāqēn ; Koine Greek : Γαμαλιὴλ ὁ Πρεσβύτερος Gamaliēl ho Presbýteros ), or Rabban Gamaliel I , was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE. He was the son of Simeon ben Hillel and grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder . He fathered Simeon ben Gamliel , who was named for Gamaliel's father, and a daughter, who married a priest named Simon ben Nathanael. In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is recognized as a Pharisaic doctor of Jewish Law . Gamaliel was named as a member of the Sanhedrin in the fifth chapter of Acts and the teacher of Paul the Apostle in Acts 22:3 . Gamaliel encouraged his fellow Pharisees to show leniency to the apostles of Jesus in Acts 5:34 .