But from the evidence, it seems quite likely that many were put there by Jews fleeing the Roman advance on Judea in the year 68 C.E., before the final destruction of Jerusalem two years later.
बाइबल की दूसरी पुस्तकों पर कई व्याख्याएँ भी अलग - अलग गुफ़ाओं में पायी गयीं ।