The non-canonical Gospel of Peter adds far more information stating that the tomb was closed with seven wax seals.
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He is named after Barabbas, the Jewish revolutionary who was released from prison and pardoned from crucifixion in place of Jesus in the Bible (Matthew 27 v. 16-21, 26, Mark 16 v. 7-15).
One immediate complication with this verse is that if it is quoting Zechariah, why does the author attributes it to Jeremiah?