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Barabbas

buh-RA-buhs

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In the New Testament, a prisoner released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus at the Passover feast.

"The crowd called for Barabbas to be freed instead of Jesus."

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The crowd called for _____ to be freed instead of Jesus.

From Aramaic bar ʾabbā ("son of the father").

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