Barabbas

(bə rab′əs)

noun

Bible the prisoner whom the people wanted freed rather than Jesus: Matt. 27:16-21

Origin: L(Ec) < Aram < baraba, son of Abba

See Barabbas in American Heritage Dictionary 4

In the New Testament, the condemned thief whose release, instead of that of Jesus, was demanded of Pilate by the multitude.

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