A name from Scripture
Barabbas
buh-RAB-us
Meaning
Son of the father
Aramaic origin · Boy · First in Matthew
What it points to
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.
Verses · King James Version
“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”
John 18:40
“Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.”
Matthew 27:26