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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
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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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).
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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Gamaliel, recompense of God; camel of God
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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