Indeed, the Bible shows that Israels collective guilt was so great that three, four, or possibly more generations were affected by the misdeeds of their forefathers, just as Exodus 20 5 states
देवाच्या वचनात, आईबापांच्या गैरवर्तणुकीमुळे त्या विशिष्ट कुटुंबाला दुष्परिणाम भोगावे लागल्याचेही अहवाल आढळतात.