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Zacchaeus in Wikipedia

Zacchaeus (Greek Ζακχαῖος, "Zakchaios" Hebrew זכי, which means pure [1]), according to chapter 19 of the gospel of Luke, was a superintendent of customs; a chief tax-gatherer (Latin: publicanus) at Jericho (Luke 19:1-10 ). Tax collectors were hated by many of their fellow Jews, who saw them as traitors for working for the Roman Empire. Because...

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Zacchaeus Scripture - Luke 19:8

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold....

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Zacchaeus Scripture - Luke 19:5

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house....

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Zacchaeus Scripture - Luke 19:2

And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich....

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Zacchaeus in Naves Topical Bible

-(A collector of taxes in Jericho) -Hosts Jesus Lu 19:1-10...

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Zacchaeus in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(pure), a tax-collector near Jericho, who, being short in stature climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to obtain a sight of Jesus as he passed through that place. Lu 19:1-10 Zacchaeus was a Jew, as may be inferred from his name and from the fact that the Saviour speaks of him expressly as "a son of Abraham." The term which designates his o...

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Zacchaeus in Easton's Bible Dictionary

pure, a superintendant of customs; a chief tax-gather (publicanus) at Jericho (Luke 19:1-10). "The collection of customs at Jericho, which at this time produced and exported a considerable quantity of balsam, was undoubtedly an important post, and would account for Zacchaeus being a rich man." Being short of stature, he hastened on before ...

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Zaccheus in Hitchcock's Bible Names

pure; clean; just...

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Zacchaeus in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See ZACCHAI.) Luke 19:1-10. The Lord Jesus had received Bartimaeus' application on the day of His entry into Jericho. (See BARTIMAEUS; JERICHO . Later in His progress, when He had passed through Jericho and had healed the blind, He met Zacchaeus, chief among the publicans or tax gatherers, i.e. superintendent of customs and tribute in the di...

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Zacchaeus in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

za-ke'-us (Zakchaios, from zakkay, "pure"): (1) A publican with whom Jesus lodged during His stay in Jericho (Lk 19:1-10). He is not mentioned in the other Gospels. Being a chief publican, or overseer, among the tax- gatherers, Zaccheus had additional opportunity, by farming the taxes, of increasing that wealth for which his class was famous. Y...

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