In fact, Gamaliel became such a highly respected individual that the Mishnah says of him: “When Rabban Gamaliel the elder died the glory of the Torah ceased, and purity and saintliness [lit.“ separation ”] perished. ” — Sotah 9: 15.
Gamaliēls kļuva par tik augsti godātu personu, ka Mišnā par viņu pat ir teikts: ” Kad nomira rabans Gamaliēls vecajs, Toras slava zuda un šķīstība un svētums [burtiski ” nošķiršana ”] izgaisa. ” ( Sotah 9: 15.)