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Essenes - Ascetic Jewish Sect
Josephus wrote about the Essenes as one of three Jewish sects in the Second Temple Period.
Essenes
Section from the Jewish Wars of Josephus on the Essenes, from a public domain translation.
Essenes - Definition
Short definition of the Essenes.
Dead Sea
Archaeological sites near the Dead Sea include Masada, Ein Gedi, and Qumran (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found) and where the isolationist Essenes lived.