Zacchaeus
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Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.
— Gospel of Luke 19:8 NIV.
Zacchaeus
Jewish Christian disciple and apostle (fl. 1. century)
- Fame55.3
- Momentum0.0
- Religious Figures rank#224
Source-basedStable
- Fame55.3
- Momentum0.0
- Religious Figures rank#224
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Lived 50–100, aged 50
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Updated 2026-06-09
A chief tax collector in Jericho who climbed a sycamore tree because he was too short to see over the crowd — and whose house Jesus chose to visit, scandalizing onlookers who couldn't believe a prophet would dine with a traitor.
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Zacchaeus held a lucrative post in Jericho, overseeing tax collection in a city rich from balsam production. Tax collectors worked for Rome, not their own people, and the job carried both wealth and contempt. When Jesus passed through Jericho en route to Jerusalem, Zacchaeus arrived early but couldn't see through the crowd. He ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree along the path. Jesus looked up, called him by name, and said he would stay at his house. The crowd was shocked that a religious teacher would enter the home of a sinner. Zacchaeus responded by giving away half of everything he o…
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