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Person

Barabbas

Mentioned in 10 verses across 4 books, first in Luke 23:18. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 1 verse in Luke, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Luke

Luke 23:18
But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

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Events

Events the dataset lists Barabbas as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

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Roman TrialsMatthew 27:11 – John 19:16 · at Jerusalem

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

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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.