Zacchaeus
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Zacchaeus was a man, recorded in the Gospel of Luke, a chief tax-collector at Jericho. His story includes his faith in climbing a sycamore tree to see Jesus and also his generosity in giving away half
Stained glass rendition of Zacchaeus receiving Jesus into his house. Church of the Good Shepherd, Jericho, Palestine.
Sycamore of Zacchaeus, Greek Orthodox monastery of the prophet Elisha, Jericho, Palestine
Jesus invites Zacchaeus to come down from the sycamore tree, 11th century Veneto-Byzantine mosaic from Saint Mark's Basilica
Balsam
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Balsam is the resinous exudate which forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs, particularly species belonging to genera such as Myroxylon, Abies, Copaifera, Styrax, and Populus. They may occur natur
Zacchaeus
…despised as traitors (working for the Roman Empire, not for their Jewish community), and as being corrupt. Because the lucrative production and export of balsam was centered in Jericho, such a position would have brought both importance and wealth. In the account, he arrived before the crowd who were later to…
Balsamum tolutanum, Myroxylon balsamum
Myroxylon, the source of Balsam of Peru and Balsam of Tolu, is a genus of tree grown in Central America and South America. Pictured is Myroxylon peruiferum.