Is it true the essenes were priests who broke away from the temple in Jerusalem and lived in qumran near the red river?

The Essenes were a Jewish sect during the Second Temple period, often associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls found at Qumran. While some scholars believe they may have been priests who broke away from the Temple in Jerusalem, this is a matter of debate. They are thought to have lived a communal lifestyle, focusing on asceticism, ritual purity, and a strict interpretation of Jewish law, but they were not located near the Red River, as Qumran is situated near the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.