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What happened to barabbas after he was released

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Jesus Barabbas

Occupation

Barabbaswas an insurrectionist robber who lived in the Romanprovince of Judea, during the life of Jesus Christ. Per his tradition, the governor of Judea- Pontius Pilatereleased Barabbas from Roman authority during the Passoverfeast, according to all four Gospels.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Jesus Barabbas was a well known[1] insurrectionist and robber in the Roman province of Judea, operating in Jerusalem. His name "Jesus Barabbas" may have been given to him (perhaps satirically) by the Jewish people of the province when he began insurrections in Jerusalem, robbing people and committing a murder[2]. He may have been viewed as Messiah figure by Jewish people (most likely the Zealots) and may have received the title "God Saves, the Son of the Master". Apparently he was arrested in Jerusalem and was held under the jurisdiction of Pilate for some time. During the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread he was sentenced to execution by crucifixion, perhaps alongside two associates.

Release from Prison[]

Around the time of Barabbas'

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Barabbas' followers celebrate his release, with Jesusbeing flogged in the background.

Barabbas was a Jewish insurrectionist c. 30 C.E. whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, according to the Christian narrative of the Passion of Jesus. According to some sources, his full name was Yeshua bar Abba, (Jesus, the "son of the father").

Barabbas had been charged with the crime of treason against Rome—the same crime for which Jesus was also convicted. The penalty was death by crucifixion. However, according to Christian sources, there was a prevailing Passover custom in Jerusalem that allowed or required Pilate to commute one prisoner's death sentence by popular acclaim. The crowd was offered a choice of whether to have Barabbas or Jesus released from Roman custody. According to the closely parallel gospels of Matthew (27:15-26), Mark (15:6-15), Luke (23:13–25), and the more divergent accounts in John (18:38-19:16), the crowd chose Barabbas to be released and Jesus to be crucified. A passage found only in the Gospel of Matthew has the crowd

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Barabbas

Figure mentioned in the New Testament

This article is about the biblical figure Barabbas. For other uses, see Barabbas (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Barnabas katrib or Barrabas.

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(James Tissot).jpg|thumb|right|Representation of Barabbas by James Tissot (1836–1902)]]

Barabbas (; Biblical Greek: Bαραββᾶς, romanized: Barabbās)[1] was, according to the New Testament, a prisoner who rebelled against the Roman occupying forces and who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem to be pardoned and released by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast.[2]

Biblical account

According to all four canonical gospels, there was a prevailing Passover custom in Jerusalem that allowed Pontius Pilate, the praefectus or governor of Judea, to commute one prisoner's death sentence by popular acclaim. In one such instance, the "crowd" (ὄχλος : óchlos), "the Jews" and "the multitude" in some sources, are offered the choice to have either Barabbas or Jesus released from Roman custody. According t

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