Kelso & Baramki (1955:50–52) suggest that the third church at Khirbet en-Nitla—thought to have been constructed after its destruction by Chosroes II in 614 CE—was itself destroyed by a mid-8th-century CE earthquake. A terminus ante quem is provided by the fifth church, whose debris contained pottery dated to the 9th century CE. Kelso & Baramki (1955:50–52) also cautioned that “it is not possible to date with accuracy the different changes the church” underwent.