Hamilton reasons: “Once the story had become attached to a particular cave it was not likely to wander; and it is safe to infer that the cave shown to visitors soon after A.D. 200 was identical with the present Cave of the Nativity. ”
डब्ल्यू. हॅमिल्टन्‌, और साथ ही यरूशलेम के इतिहास के विविध अन्य विद्यार्थी, सूचित करते हैं कि सा.