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I will repay it fourfold: The usual payment for causing financial loss was to repay the amount taken plus twenty percent (Leviticus 5:16; Numbers 5:7). However, the penalty for stealing an animal was four or five times its value (Exodus 22:1). Zacchaeus apparently viewed the money he had gained through dishonesty as theft and promised to repay it fully.
The story of Zacchaeus is a fitting high point to the ministry of Jesus among those treated badly in Israel while he traveled to Jerusalem (9:51–19:44). Many see the final verse of this episode as the main theme of Luke's Gospel (19:10).
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Zacchaeus: Tax collector who hosted Jesus in Jericho
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Jesus Christ Jordan River Luke, Gospel of Sin Tax Collector Zacchaeus
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Alms: Giving: Zaccheus Beneficence: Zacchaeus Hospitality: Zacchaeus to Jesus Integrity: Zacchaeus, in the Administration of his Wealth Jericho: A City East of Jerusalem and Near the Jordan River: Zacchaeus Lived At Jesus, the Christ by Zacchaeus Jesus, the Christ: Visits Zacchaeus Liberality: Zacchaeus Poor: Duty To Poor: Kindness to Zacchaeus Publicans: Often Guilty of Extortion Publicans: Zacchaeus, Chief Among, Receives Jesus Into his House Repentance: True: Zacchaeus Restitution: To be Made for Dishonesty The Poor: Regard For: Zacchaeus Zacchaeus (Zaccheus): Hosts Jesus