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.
Kaum Eseni, sekte Yahudi yang konon tinggal di padang gurun, percaya bahwa dua Mesias akan muncul menjelang akhir periode 490 tahun. Tapi, tidak bisa dipastikan apakah perhitungan mereka didasarkan pada nubuat Daniel.