Atlas Biblica

    person

    Zacchaeus

    Ζακχαῖος

    Zacchaeus, a wealthy tax collector, hosted Jesus in his home and experienced a transformative encounter.

    verses
    3
    first named
    Luke 19:2
    last named
    Luke 19:9
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Zacchaeus?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector in the city of Jericho. He was a wealthy man, likely due to his profession, which was often associated with corruption and extortion in ancient Roman-occupied Israel. When Jesus passed through Jericho, Zacchaeus sought to see him but was hindered by his short stature and the crowd. He climbed a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus. Noticing Zacchaeus, Jesus called him down and declared his intention to stay at his house. This encounter led to a profound change in Zacchaeus, who pledged to give half of his possessions to the poor and to repay fourfold anyone he had cheated. Jesus affirmed Zacchaeus's transformation, declaring that salvation had come to his house and that the Son of Man had come to seek and save the lost.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Zacchaeus4 of 4 entities the graph connects to Zacchaeus, in 3 groups: kinship 1, company 1, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AbrahamChild of · 275 versesKinshipZacchaeus’ attempt to see of JesusTook part in · 2 versesCompanyJesus2 events · 1,160 versesRepayment1 event · 46 versesEventsZacchaeus

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    Where this happens

    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 1 book.

    1. Luke3 verses

      19:219:519:8

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Zacchaeus’ attempt to see of Jesus and AbrahamJesusThe Son of God and Savior of the world.via AbrahamAbimelech’s askingAbimelech’s asking is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via AbrahamAbimelech’s giving of Cattle, Menservant, and MaidservantAbimelech’s giving of Cattle, Menservant, and Maidservant is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via AbrahamAbraham and Abimelech’s covenantAbraham and Abimelech’s covenant is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via AbrahamAbraham and Abimelech’s oathAbraham and Abimelech’s oath is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via AbrahamAbraham and Isaac’s return of Two ServantsAbraham and Isaac’s return of Two Servants is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via AbrahamAbraham Isaac WalkingAbraham Isaac Walking is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via AbrahamAbraham, Acquired Possessions, and Acquired People’s acquisition of Acquired Possessions and Acquired PeopleAbraham, Acquired Possessions, and Acquired People’s acquisition of Acquired Possessions and Acquired People is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via AbrahamAbraham, Melchizedek, and Levi’s apportionment of LeviAbraham, Melchizedek, and Levi’s apportionment of Levi is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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