Zacchaeus in Luke 19: Who He Was
Luke tells us Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector, rich, short, and determined to see Jesus. The passage never names his father, and it answers the question of who he was in other terms.
Who Was Zacchaeus? Luke 19:1–10 Explained
Zacchaeus was a rich chief tax collector in Jericho who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus. The passage names no wife and turns quickly from the man to the mission of the Son of Man, who came to seek and save the lost.