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    Gamaliel

    guh-MAY-lee-el

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Reward of God; God is my recompense
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Gamaliel appears in the King James Bible, including Acts 22:3.
    First appears in
    Numbers — Exodus and the Law
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Gamaliel — 'reward of God' — taught that if something is from God, no human force can stop it. His wisdom saved the apostles and reminds us to be humble enough to recognize God's hand even in unexpected movements.
    King James verses
    • Acts 22:3

      "I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel."

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