Messiah ben Joseph

In Jewish eschatology Messiah ben Joseph or Mashiach ben Yoseph (Heb.: משיח בן־יוסף, Mašīaḥ ben Yōsēf), also known as Mashiach/Messiah bar/ben Ephraim (Aram./Heb.: משיח בר/בן אפרים), is a Jewish messiah from the tribe of Ephraim and a descendant of Joseph. The figure's origins are much debated. Some regard it as a rabbinic invention, but others defend the view that its origins are in the Torah.

Messiah ben Joseph

In Jewish eschatology Messiah ben Joseph or Mashiach ben Yoseph (Heb.: משיח בן־יוסף, Mašīaḥ ben Yōsēf), also known as Mashiach/Messiah bar/ben Ephraim (Aram./Heb.: משיח בר/בן אפרים), is a Jewish messiah from the tribe of Ephraim and a descendant of Joseph. The figure's origins are much debated. Some regard it as a rabbinic invention, but others defend the view that its origins are in the Torah.