That these shepherds at the time were living out of doors with their flocks confirms what Bible chronology indicates: The birth of Christ did not occur in December when the flocks would have been sheltered closer to home but, rather, sometime in early October.
Tas, ka gani ar saviem ganāmpulkiem atradās zem klajām debesīm, apstiprina faktu, kas izriet no Bībeles hronoloģijas, proti, ka Kristus piedzima nevis decembrī, kad ganāmpulki parasti tika turēti zem jumta tuvāk pie mājām, bet gan oktobra sākumā.