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Barabbas [N] [H] [S] 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 ( Matthew ...
May 8, 2024 · The name may be an Aramaic patronymic meaning “son of the father” ( bar abba) or “son of the teacher” ( bar rabban ), indicating perhaps that his father was a Jewish leader. According to the early biblical scholar Origen and other commentators, the full name of Barabbas may have been Jesus Barabbas, since Jesus was a common first name ...
Mar 16, 2021 · Barabbas is a revolutionary who has directly challenged Roman rule (Luke 23:18–19). And from a Roman point of view, Jesus’ claim to be king of the Jews poses a threat to Caesar. Few examples ...
Apr 5, 2012 · It is Barabbas who is the guilty, says Luke, “a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder.” Barabbas is the same man called “a notorious prisoner” in Matthew 27:16, and Mark 15:7 tells us that Barabbas was “among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection.”
Tools. [Now] Barabbas was a person who had been thrown into prison for [inciting] a rebellion in the city [of Jerusalem] and for committing murder. AUV, TCV, MACE. Verse Concepts. Luk 23:25. Tools. and released the man they had asked for [i.e., Barabbas ], who had been thrown into prison for [inciting] a rebellion and committing murder.
The Man Who Had a Substitute. Barabbas should have died for his crimes but Jesus occupied his cross, along with the two other thieves. What a night Barabbas must have spent before Christ was selected in his place! The thief and murderer had visions of a terrible death. All the torture of crucifixion came up before him.
Barabbas was also a murderer and a rebel: "And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion" (Mark 15:7). And we learn more about Barabbas in Matthew 27:15-23: 15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished.
