Gamaliel

4 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Gamaliel
     reward of God. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the
     census at Sinai (Num. 1:10; 2:20; 7:54, 59).
     
       (2.) The son of rabbi Simeon, and grandson of the famous rabbi
     Hillel. He was a Pharisse, and therefore the opponent of the


     party of the Sadducees. He was noted for his learning, and was
     president of the Sanhedrim during the regins of Tiberius,
     Caligula, and Claudius, and died, it is said, about eighteen
     years before the destruction of Jerusalem.
     
       When the apostles were brought before the council, charged
     with preaching the resurrection of Jesus, as a zealous Pharisee
     Gamaliel councelled moderation and calmness. By a reference to
     well-known events, he advised them to "refrain from these men."
     If their work or counsel was of man, it would come to nothing;
     but if it was of God, they could not destroy it, and therefore
     ought to be on their guard lest they should be "found fighting
     against God" (Acts 5:34-40). Paul was one of his disciples
     (22:3).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Gamaliel, recompense of God; camel of God
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Gamaliel, AR
    Zip code(s): 72537
  Gamaliel, KY (city, FIPS 29872)
    Location: 36.63990 N, 85.79340 W
    Population (1990): 462 (211 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 42140

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gamaliel, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    439
     Housing Units (2000): 213
     Land area (2000):     0.843551 sq. miles (2.184788 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.843551 sq. miles (2.184788 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            29872
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             36.639956 N, 85.793372 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     42140
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gamaliel, KY
      Gamaliel