Ḥayyim ben Joseph Vital

In Jewish eschatology Messiah ben Joseph or Mashiach ben Yoseph (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ בֶּן־יוֹסֵף Māšīaḥ ben Yōsēf), also known as Mashiach bar/ben Ephraim (Aram./Heb.: מָשִׁיחַ בַּר/בֶּן אֶפְרַיִם‎ Māšīaḥ bar/ben Efrayīm), is a name for a Jewish messiah, believed to be 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.