The discovery of the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah in 1947, however, prompted reconsideration of the site. Soon scholars identified the buildings as belonging to a religious community of the Jews.
मुद्दत से इन्हें एक रोमी दुर्ग के अवशेष समझकर, पुरातत्त्वज्ञों ने इन पर कम ध्यान दिया था ।