Geber

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Geber

, in the Bible
Geber (gēˈbər), in the Bible. 1 Father of a steward of Solomon. 2 Officer of Solomon.
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Geber

Latinized form of Jabir, assumed in honour of Jabir ibn Hayyan by a 14th-century alchemist, probably Spanish: he described the preparation of nitric and sulphuric acids
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