Barabbas: 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 27:16-26; Acts 3:14) This
Pilate did.
