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Ga•ma•li•el



Pronunciation: (gu-mā'lē-ul, -māl'yul), [key]
—n.
1. (“the Elder” or “Gamaliel I”), died a.d. 50?, the teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3); the grandson of Hillel.
2. his grandson (“the Younger” or “Gamaliel II”), died a.d. 115?, leader of the Jews after the destruction of Jerusalem, a.d. 70.
3. a male given name: from Hebrew, meaning “the Lord is my reward.”

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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