Zacchaeus
Short biblical collector
Zacchaeus is a biblical figure from the Gospel of Luke—a wealthy tax collector in Jericho who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus over the crowd.
Jesus called him down and dined at his house, prompting Zacchaeus to pledge half his goods to the poor.
The story is a staple of Sunday school lessons about redemption and the embrace of outcasts.
Broad-leaved deciduous shade tree
- JerichoAncient walled Palestinian city
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- LukeMasculine biblical name
- GospelChristian salvation teaching
salvation · tax collector · crowd · short stature · climbed · tree · New Testament · publican
Restoring what was lost
- fourfoldMultiplied by four
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- amendmentChange to official text
- transformationThorough change in form
conversion · redemption · reconciliation · forgiveness · restoration · generosity · giving · atonement
Having much of something
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- ill-gotten gainsWealth obtained dishonestly
- exploitationSelfish use of others
profit · extortion · corruption · financial gain · tax revenue · tribute · tolls · moneyed
Of limited extent
- smallLimited in size
- littleSmall in degree
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- undersizedSmaller than standard
petite · pint-sized · compact · low
sycamore
Broad-leaved deciduous shade tree
Gospel · salvation · tax collector · crowd · short stature · climbed · tree · New Testament · publican · sinners
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- fourfoldMultiplied by four
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- amendmentChange to official text
transformation · conversion · redemption · reconciliation · forgiveness · restoration · generosity · giving · atonement · contrition
rich
Having much of something
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- ill-gotten gainsWealth obtained dishonestly
exploitation · profit · extortion · corruption · financial gain · tax revenue · tribute · tolls · moneyed · collector
short
Of limited extent
- smallLimited in size
- littleSmall in degree
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
undersized · petite · pint-sized · compact · low
- Bible StoriesAdam and Eve, David and Goliath, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the whale, nativity
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- Sunday schoolBible stories, Sunday school teachers, memory verses, lesson plans, Bible verse
- Jesus' MinistryJesus, disciples, apostles, Peter, John
- LukeGospel of Luke, Magnificat, prodigal son, Annunciation, nativity
ZacchaeusJudas Iscariot
Disciple who betrayed Christ
Pharaoh · Caiaphas · Pontius Pilate · Barabbas · Annas