A name from Scripture
Gamaliel
guh-MAY-lee-el
Meaning
Reward of God; God is my recompense
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Numbers
What it points to
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.
Verses · King James Version
“Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.”
Acts 5:38-39
“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.”
Acts 22:3