Bible the prisoner whom the people wanted freed rather than Jesus: Matt. 27:16-21
Origin of Barabbas
Ecclesiastical Latin from Aramaic from baraba, son of AbbaBarabbas
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Barabbas
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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