Editing Barabbas (section)

{{Short description|Figure mentioned in the New Testament}}
{{About|the biblical figure Barabbas}}
{{confusion|Barnabas|Barrabas (disambiguation){{!}}Barrabas}}
{{Infobox person
| image              = Barabbas (James Tissot).jpg
| caption            = Painting by [[James Tissot]], {{abbr|btwn|between}} 1886{{ndash}}1894
| occupation         = Bandit
| known_for          = Pardoned by [[Pontius Pilate]] instead of Jesus
}}
According to the [[New Testament]], '''Barabbas'''{{Efn|{{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|r|æ|b|ə|s}}; {{Langx|grc-x-biblical|Bαραββᾶς|translit=Barabbās}}<ref name="britannica.com" />}} ({{Floruit|1st cent.}}) was a Jewish bandit and rabble-rouser who was imprisoned by the [[Judaea (Roman province)|Roman occupation]] in [[Jerusalem]], only to be chosen over [[Jesus]] by a crowd to be pardoned by Roman governor [[Pontius Pilate]] at the [[Passover]] feast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barabbas {{!}} Facts & Significance {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Barabbas-biblical-figure |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>