Zacchaeus (sometimes spelled Zaccheus; Ancient Greek: Ζακχαῖος, Zakkhaîos; Hebrew: זכי‎, "pure, innocent") was a chief tax-collector at Jericho, known primarily for his faith in climbing a sycamore tree to see Jesus, and also his generosity in giving half of all he possessed. A descendant of Abraham, he was an example of Jesus's personal, earthly mission to bring salvation to the lost. Tax collectors were despised as traitors (working for the Roman Empire, not for their Jewish community), and as being corrupt. His story is found in the Gospel of Luke.