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    Barabbas

    buh-RAB-us

    Aramaic
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Son of the father
    Origin
    Aramaic
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Barabbas appears in the King James Bible, including John 18:40.
    First appears in
    Matthew — The Gospels
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Barabbas — 'son of the father' — is the mirror in which every believer sees themselves. A guilty person set free because the innocent One took their place. His story is the Gospel in miniature.
    King James verses
    • John 18:40

      "Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber."

    • Matthew 27:26

      "Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified."

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