How many times is Gamaliel mentioned in the Bible?
The word Gamaliel appears 7 times in the King James Version, in 7 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Gamaliel 7 times.
Gamaliel in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Gamaliel counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Gamaliel | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 7 | 7 |
What the name Gamaliel means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Gamaliel as "recompense of God; camel of God".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Gamaliel
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
Common questions
How many times is Gamaliel in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 5 of the 7 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Gamaliel appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (5), then Acts (2).
Where is Gamaliel first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 1:10: "Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur." The last is Acts 22:3.
What does the name Gamaliel mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Gamaliel as "recompense of God; camel of God".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.