Chuza — person in the Bible

Chuza

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Chuza, Herod's steward, was the husband of Joanna, who supported Jesus' ministry.

Chuza is mentioned in Luk.8.3 as the steward of Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee. Chuza's wife, Joanna, is named among the women who supported Jesus and His disciples out of their own means. The fact that Chuza held a prominent position in Herod's court suggests that he and Joanna were wealthy and influential. Joanna's devotion to Jesus, despite her husband's role in Herod's service, indicates her deep faith and commitment.

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Joanna, wife of Herod's steward

FamilyStated in the text

Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, is among the women who supported Jesus from their means and who later heard the angel at the tomb. Her husband's position put a disciple inside Antipas's household.

JoannaA follower of Jesus who supported His ministry ChuzaHerod's steward, whose wife Joanna supported Jesus HerodA Tetrarch

Where the text shows it: Luke 8:3 — Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's household managerLuke 24:10 — Joanna at the empty tomb

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The women who funded Jesus' travels

FriendsStated in the text

Luke says Mary called Magdalene, Joanna wife of Chuza, Susanna and many others accompanied Jesus and provided for them out of their means. Mary Magdalene had been delivered from seven demons.

Mary MagdaleneFollower of Jesus, first witness of His resurrection.JoannaA follower of Jesus who supported His ministry SusannaWoman who helped support Jesus and his disciples ChuzaHerod's steward, whose wife Joanna supported Jesus

Where the text shows it: Luke 8:1-3 — Women who provided for them

Sources: Scripture

Bible dictionary

Chuza Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

properly Chu’zas (the seer), the house-steward of Herod Antipas. (Luke 8:3)

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Chuza Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

the seer or prophet

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Chuza Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

CHU'ZA (a seer ?), the steward of Herod Antipas. His wife, Joanna, was one of the women who ministered to Jesus in life and in death. Luke 8:3; 24:10.

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Chuza Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

CHU'ZA (a seer ?), the steward of Herod Antipas. His wife, Joanna, was one of the women who ministered to

Jesus in life and in death. Luke 8:3; 24:10.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Chuza appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s G5529

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.