The Essenes, widely thought to have been a Jewish monastic sect, taught that two Messiahs would appear toward the end of 490 years, but we cannot be certain that the Essenes based their calculations on Daniel’s prophecy.
इसीन, जिसे बहुत - से लोग एक यहूदी पंथ मानते हैं, जिसके लोग रेगिस्तानी इलाकों में रहते थे, सिखाता था कि 490 सालों के आखिर में दो मसीहा आएँगे ।