Joanna
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, was one of the women who followed and supported Jesus during His earthly ministry.
The name Joanna means “grace or gift of the Lord”
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Summary
A woman living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Luke 8:3; only referred to as Joanna (Ἰωάννα, Ἰωανάν); wife of Chuza.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Jesus' 2nd Tour of Galileec. AD 28
Glossary entries
Family members
- Spouse
Alternative names
- Ἰωάννα, ἸωανάνJoanna
Mentions
- Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
- It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.