Gamaliel the Elder
Gamaliel the Elder · Historical & Religious Figures
Leading Pharisee and president of the Sanhedrin in the first century
c. 52 CE, Jerusalem, Judaea
Jerusalem · Judaea
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Gamaliel the Elder was a leading Pharisee sage and president (nasi) of the Sanhedrin in first-century Jerusalem, grandson of the great sage Hillel. He was renowned for his legal rulings easing the burden of Jewish law, and the New Testament names him as the teacher of Paul of Tarsus and as urging tolerance toward the early Christians. He was a foundational figure of rabbinic Judaism.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Leading Pharisee and president of the Sanhedrin in the first century
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
