 Post-biblical records regarding the location of Joseph's Tomb somewhere around this area date from the beginning of the 4th-century AD.The present structure, a small rectangular room with a cenotaph, dates from 1868, and is devoid of any trace of ancient building materials.While some scholars, such as Kenneth Kitchen and James K. Hoffmeier affirm the essential historicity of the biblical account of Joseph, others, such as Donald B. Redford, argue that the story itself has "no basis in fact".