Barabbas

Barabbas
Painting by James Tissot, btwn 1886–1894
OccupationBandit
Known forPardoned by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus

According to the New Testament, Barabbas or Jesus Barabbas (fl. 1st cent.) was a Jewish bandit who was imprisoned by the Roman occupation in Jerusalem, only to be chosen over Jesus by a crowd of Judean citizens and Passover pilgrims to be pardoned by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast.

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