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Barabbas

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Roman Trials · 30 AD

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

I.e., son of Abba or of a father, a notorious robber whom Pilate proposed to condemn to death instead of Jesus, whom he wished to release, in accordance with the Roman custom (John 18:40; Mark 15:7; Luke 23:19). But the Jews were so bent on the death of Jesus that they demanded that Barabbas should be pardoned (Matt. 27:16-26; Acts 3:14). This Pilate did.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 10 verses

Matthew: 27:16, 27:17, 27:20, 27:21, 27:26
Mark: 15:7, 15:11, 15:15
Luke: 23:18
John: 18:40

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.