We find the answer in chapter 19 of Luke's Gospel account: "Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was not a tall man. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree, for Jesus was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." So he made haste and came down, and received Jesus with joy. But when some saw this, they complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."
The Bible does not tell us specifically where Zacchaeus lived. It does tell us that when Jesus passed through the town of Jericho, Zacchaeus sought to meet Jesus (Luke 19:1-10). We can assume, therefore, that Zacchaeus lived in Jericho.
Jesus was criticized for entering the house of Zacchaeus because Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector, considered a sinner and traitor by society. By associating with Zacchaeus, Jesus was seen as endorsing his behavior and going against social norms.
Zacchaeus climbed a tree in order to see Jesus as He passed by. Zacchaeus was short in stature, and the area was crowded with other onlookers. Jesus surprised Zacchaeus by staying in his home.
Zacchaeus' encounter with Jesus is recorded in Luke 19. There is no mention of a church in the account; Jesus accompanied Zacchaeus to his home (Luke 19:5).
In the bible Jesus called out to Zacchaeus, a tax collector from Jericho, to make haste and to come down from the tree he had climbed as he was a short man, and wanted to see Jesus better. Being a tax collecter, Zacchaeus was one of a hated lot of people, but after this encounter with Jesus, Zacchaeus's life was changed. The story of Zacchaeus is recounted in Luke chapter 19.
Jesus called Zacchaeus down from the sycamore tree in the city of Jericho. Zacchaues was a tax collector in Jericho.
The sycamore tree is Ficus sycamorus, a type of small edible fig that grows in Israel and Egypt. It is best known Biblically as the tree that Zacchaeus climbed in order to catch a glimpse of Jesus.
In the gospel of Luke, we read when Zacchaeus came down from the tree after Jesus called him down, Jesus had dinner in his house that night. He then decided that he would repay people back four times over . As he was a tax collector he had cheated people often.
as jesus spoke to zacchaeus, he said he wanted to be at his house.
Luke 19 verse 2 says Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree to get a better look at Jesus, as he was short .
Zacchaeus was recognised as a sinner by his friends, (Luke 19.7), and repented - Luke 19.8) 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." And Jesus acknowledged his repentance in the next verse. So before he met Jesus, Zacchaeus was a thief and a skinflint according to his own words. But Jesus gave him salvation.
Zacchaeus. he was a small man so he climbed a tree in order to see Jesus. he was a tax collector. tax collectors were hated by their fellow Jews because they viewed them as working for the Romans whom they also hated for having to be under roman rule. you can read about zacchaeus at Luke 19:1-10.