Gamaliel III (3rd century CE) was the son of Rabbi Judah haNasi (Judah I), who appointed him his successor as nasi. Little is known about his activities, but it is likely that the revision of the Mishnah was completed during his era. Judah haNasi, or more accurately in Hebrew, Yehudah HaNasi, was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea under the Roman empire, toward the end of the 2nd century CE. He was reputedly from the Davidic line of the royal line from King David, hence his title Prince (Nasi... A Hebrew term meaning, roughly, Prince. In classical times, Nasi was the title given to the head of the Sanhedrin. ... The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, repetition) is a major source of rabbinic Judaisms religious texts. ...

The Mishna records three of his sayings, one dealing with the moral duty towards public welfare; another with the selfishness of governments; another with submission to the will of God.

He was the father of Judah II. Judah II was a famous Jewish sage who lived in Tiberias in the middle of the third century CE. He is mentioned in the classical works of Judaisms oral law, the Mishnah and Talmud. ...