Barabbas Hear it!

Barabbas Definition

Bar·ab·bas (bə rab′əs)

noun

Bible the prisoner whom the people wanted freed rather than Jesus: Matt. 27:16-21

Etymology: L(Ec) < Aram < baraba, son of Abba

Barabbas Quotes

Now Barabbas was a publisher.

—Campbell,Thomas

S'il faut choisir un crucifie¤  , la foule sauve toujours Barabbas. If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.

—Cocteau,Jean