Bible Person
Meaning: recompense of God; camel of God · Male · 5 cross references
This Gamaliel entry refers to the Manassite chief in the wilderness generation, not Gamaliel the Pharisee in Acts. He represents the half-tribe of Manasseh in census, offerings, and camp order. First appears in Num 1:10.1
AI summary: This Gamaliel matters because the cross references present him as Manasseh's recognized leader in the ordered life of Israel at Sinai. His repeated presence in formal lists demonstrates how every tribe stands before the Lord through named representation and offerings. He is not a dramatic figure, but he is part of the architecture of covenant community. Taken together, the material presents this Gamaliel as a Manassite prince whose office supports the structured life of the camp.1
Central Figure
Gamaliel
Meaning: recompense of God; camel of God
A chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the census at Sinai (Num.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.