Luke 8

Chuza : a man who was the steward of Herod Antipas and the husband of Joanna.

Gadarene : an inhabitant of the region around the town of Gadara, some 10 km SE of the Sea of Galilee (IBD)

Galilee : the region of Palestine north of Sameria and west of the upper Jordan River,a region west of Lake Galilee and north of the Jezreel Valley
(31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 42´, 35° 18´); (31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 1´, 35° 13´); (32° 48´, 35° 35´)

Gerasene : the inhabitants of the town (and region) of Gadara/Gerasa

Herod : son of Antipater; king over Judea when Christ was born,a son of Herod the Great,a grandson of Herod the Great and son of Aristobulus and Berenice

Jairus : a synagogue official whose daughter was healed by Jesus

James : a son of Zebedee; brother of John; an apostle,a son of Alpheus; an apostle,a brother of Jesus; writer of the epistle of James,the father (or brother) of the apostle Judas

Joanna : the wife of Chuza who was Herod's steward.

John : a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter

Magdalene : a person (woman) from Magdala

Mary : mother of Jesus and wife of Joseph,a woman from Magdala in Galilee,the mother of James and Joses,the wife of Cleophas,the sister of Lazarus and Martha in Bethany,the mother of John Mark who was a nephew of Barnabas,a Christian woman in Rome who helped Paul

Peter : a man who was a leader among the twelve apostles and wrote the two epistles of Peter

Susanna : a woman who helped provide for Jesus and his disciples