Barabbas

Barabbas (/bəˈræbəs/; Biblical Greek: Bαραββᾶς, romanized: Barabbās) was, according to the New Testament, a prisoner who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem to be pardoned and released by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast.

This article is about the biblical figure Barabbas. For other uses, see Barabbas (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Barnabas or Barrabas.
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