Who was the prisoner released instead of Jesus?

A:At the trial of Jesus, Pontius Pilate is said to have offered to free one of his two prisoners as a gift to the Jews for the Passover. The Jews chose to free Barabbas.

Barabbas means 'Son of the Father' in Aramaic, so it has been suggested that this episode was a play on Words. The Jews, in releasing Barabbas instead of Jesus, had released the wrongSon of the Father.