Erastus
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Erastus may refer to:
- Erastus of CorinthErastus of CorinthAccording to the Epistle to the Romans, Erastus was Corinth's , a position of high status. The word is generally translated as "steward" or, in this context, "treasurer"; KJV uses the translation "chamberlain", NIV uses "director of public works". An Erastus is also mentioned in the Second Epistle...
, Corinth's "director of public works" (Romans verse 16:23), disciple of Paul (2 Timothy 4:20) - Erastus Brigham BigelowErastus Brigham BigelowErastus Brigham Bigelow was an American inventor of weaving machines.-Beginnings:Erastus Bigelow was born in West Boylston, Massachusetts...
(1814–1879), American inventor of weaving machines - Erastus CorningErastus CorningErastus Corning I , American businessman and politician, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. Corning moved to Troy, New York at the age of 13 to clerk in the hardware store of an uncle; six years later he moved to Albany, New York, where he joined the mercantile business under James Spencer...
(1794–1872), American businessman and politician - Erastus Corning 2ndErastus Corning 2ndErastus Corning 2nd was an American politician. He was Mayor of Albany, New York for more than 40 years, from 1942 to 1983, when Albany County was controlled by one of the last two classic urban political machines in the United States. Albany's longest serving mayor, the Democrat died in office in...
(1909-1983), mayor of Albany, New York - Erastus Otis HavenErastus Otis HavenErastus Otis Haven was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1880, and the president of several universities.-Biography:...
(1820–1881), president of Northwestern University - Erastus SnowErastus SnowErastus Fairbanks Snow , born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1849 to 1888. Snow was also a leading figure in Mormon colonization of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.Snow Canyon State Park Erastus...
(1818–1888), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1849-1888) - Erastus WentworthErastus WentworthErastus Wentworth was an educator, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and a missionary to Foochow, China.- Life :Dr. Wentworth was born in Stonington, Connecticut. He converted to Methodism in 1831. Later he studied at the Cazenovia Seminary and attained an undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University...
(1813—1886), an educator, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and a missionary to China - Thomas ErastusThomas ErastusThomas Erastus was a Swiss physician and theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians should be punished by the state, and not by the church withholding the sacraments...
(1524–1583), Swiss physician and theologian - Erastus of ScepsisErastus of ScepsisErastus of Scepsis and his brother Coriscus were students of Plato. He was also a friend of Aristotle.Scepsis is located nearby Atarneus in Asia Minor, to which Aristotle and Xenocrates traveled after Plato's death.-References:...
(4th century BC), student of Plato