First Mention: Luke 19:2

Final Mention: Luke 19:8

Meaning of his name: "Pure"

Frequency of his name: Referred to three times

Occupation: Tax collector

Important fact about his life: This dishonest tax collector met Jesus while in a sycamore tree.

Zacchaeus was wealthy but he was not happy. Inevitably he was lonely, for he had chosen a way that made him an outcast. He had heard of this Jesus who welcomed tax-collectors and sinners, and he wondered if He would have any word for him. Despised and hated by men, Zacchaeus sought for the love of God.
(William Barclay, The Gospel of Luke, Westminister Press, Philadephia, PA, 1975, 234.)